Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly has endured heavy backlash from political opponents for his wary stance of the government’s immediate COVID-19 vaccination plans and his support for vaccine supplements. The outspoken Liberal member of Parliament for Hughes said that he is not an anti-vaxxer but he prefers a “wait to see” approach to learn from other vaccination trials before throwing his support behind the government’s move to vaccinate as many Australians as possible. “I want to expand coronavirus treatments, not limit them,” he told The Australian. “On getting a vaccine, I’m going to tell people to make up their own mind. The government has not made it mandatory.” In an interview with The Guardian Australia, Kelly said he would be “one of the last people on the list” to receive the vaccine as Australia currently has low infection rates compared to other nations. “That gives us the option to sit back and …