Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has denied that he was involved in the state premier’s push to mandate the third vaccine at the public hearing of the Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee on Jan. 31. The committee, which was created as part of the controversial pandemic bill that passed parliament on Dec. 2, allows the state premier and health minister to declare a pandemic order under the advice of the chief health officer. At the hearing, Sutton said he has not provided official advice to the government on the plan to mandate a third vaccine. “I haven’t been requested to provide advice on broader vaccine mandates at this stage,” he said and asserted that his advice to not push for a one-size-fits all booster has not changed. “When and if I get a request from the Minister for advice on those potential measures, I’ll be very happy to …