16 March 2021 - High-profile doctors have complained they are being gagged from speaking out about their concerns on the AstraZeneca vaccine, amid claims the federal government has bet heavily on it to protect Australians.

But the regulator, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency denied the claims on Tuesday in a statement to The Australian Financial Review, saying “medical practitioners can discuss the respective merits of different vaccines”.

Read Australian Financial Review article