Australia is set to shift to mass coronavirus vaccination clinics in a bid to roll out more jabs under the troubled immunisation program.
Scott Morrison on Wednesday abandoned his opposition to major vaccine hubs, which Labor and doctors have pushed for.
The prime minister changed his position after announcing he would meet with state and territory leaders twice a week to get the derailed rollout back on track.
"We'll need to change our rollout to go to mass vaccination options and that will have to be done in partnership with states and territories," he told The West Australian.
Mr Morrison said offering all Australians at least one shot of a vaccine by the end of this year remained a possibility.
"At this stage, there are too many uncertainties, I think, to commit to a timetable like that," he said.
The prime minister has spoken to at least one state premier about making mass immunisation an option from June or July to get people over 50 not covered in initial phases vaccinated.
"There will be vaccines, we believe, to get that happening," he told reporters in Perth.
The federal government is facing criticism over its decision to dump a vaccine rollout timetable after falling short of its initial targets.
Mr Morrison attributed the delays to three million doses failing to arrive from Europe and medical advice for people under 50 to avoid the AstraZeneca jab.
The role of pharmacists in the rollout is also being reconsidered after the recommendations about AstraZeneca threw the program into chaos.
The government is attempting to complete vaccinations for the most vulnerable people by the middle of the year.
The next national cabinet meeting has been brought forward to Monday and after that will meet twice a week.
Mr Morrison said the more regular meetings would continue "until we solve the problems and get the program back on track".
Labor leader Anthony Albanese ridiculed the Morrison government for describing the increased meetings as shifting to a "war footing".
"Under Scott Morrison, we will meet them on the beaches, we will meet them on the phone hook-ups," he told reporters in Perth.
"They put all their eggs in the AstraZeneca basket and then the chickens have come home to roost when that has failed."
Mr Albanese said Mr Morrison was returning to the old playbook of creating more meetings with states and territories so he could pass the buck.
"He always looks to blame someone else. The vaccines are too important for him to play political games," he said.
