Major companies have put their hands up to administer jabs using workplace flu vaccination schemes already in place.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and John Frewen, who leads the vaccine task force, will meet with business leaders on Wednesday to discuss industry rollout options.

“It is a really good opportunity to share ideas but also to work cooperatively in areas like logistics, transport, premises, communication as well as community engagement,” Frydenberg told the Nine Network.

“All of those things where businesses bring a lot of resources to the table.”

Vaccine incentives are on the agenda after firms including Qantas raised the prospect of rewarding vaccinated customers through loyalty schemes.

Lieutenant General Frewen said both handouts and more policy settings to encourage people to receive a vaccine would be considered.

“As to whether they’re necessary, I think for now there is a lot of interest from the community about getting vaccinated,” he told reporters in Canberra.

“Perhaps later in the campaign when we’re starting to get to those people who are less convinced or a bit more hesitant that may be a better time for incentives.”

He said nurses used to doing workplace flu vaccinations could be trained to administer coronavirus shots.

With a significant speeding up of the sluggish rollout expected as more Pfizer doses arrive in Australia, businesses could join the rollout in September or October.

The COVID-19 vaccine task force boss sees it as an opportunity to relieve pressure on the healthcare system and state-run vaccine hubs.

“It’s just another way to help accelerate the program and using another workforce that’s out there, which might be training up of the workforce that currently does flu vaccinations,” Lt Gen Frewen said.

Australian Industry Group head Innes Willox said the government must consider a GP-like indemnity for businesses facilitating jabs on-site.

“There’s been suggestions workers compensation should cover it, but that just won’t cut it,” he told the Nine Network.

“Employers need the same sort of indemnities the pharmaceutical companies are getting and that doctors are getting for this to work.”

People under 40 could also receive access to Pfizer shots from as early as September.

Most people in that age bracket are not currently eligible for Pfizer but can talk to their GP about receiving the AstraZeneca jab.

Almost 8000 younger people have received their first AstraZeneca dose since Prime Minister Scott Morrison highlighted it as an option last week.

A lack of supply has hampered the rollout with around 9.5 per cent of people in Australia over the age of 16 fully vaccinated.

AstraZeneca, which is only recommended for people over 60 because of extremely rare but serious blood clots, has a 12-week gap between doses, while Pfizer has a three-week space.

The Queensland Government has asked the Commonwealth to fast-track its agreed allocations of Pfizer vaccine to meet demand. A previous request for more doses was rejected, with Frewen only able to offer AstraZeneca.

With many people being turned away from vaccination hubs for not having an appointment, and some becoming abusive, D’Ath repeated her call for Queenslanders to be patient. She said walk-ins were only allowed for people seeking their second jab or frontline workers, but Queensland Health was trying to increase supplies to vaccinate more people.

D’Ath had earlier warned that around 140,000 people who had registered their interest in being vaccinated might have to wait until October or November for an appointment.

After reports of people without an appointment being turned away forQueensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath today urged people to be patient