Shortland MP Pat Conroy led the Opposition's attack on the government over its handling of the vaccine roll-out on Thursday.
"Vaccine supplies in the central Coast and Hunter region right through to Greater Sydney is an absolute mess. Isn't it true there would not be a desperate shortage of vaccines in NSW if the Prime Minister had done his job on quarantine and vaccine in the first place?," Mr Conroy asked during Question Time.
It came after the state government announced last week that it would redirect 20,000 Pfizer doses from regional NSW, including an estimated 10,000 from the Hunter and Central Coast, to enable Sydney Year 12 students to be vaccinated.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday that 185,000 doses would be sent to NSW to compensate for the lost doses as well as boost vaccination rates.
The extra doses will arrive on August 9 and 16.
"We are ensuring that the doses that were reallocated from Newcastle and the Hunter by the state government are replaced in full," Mr Morrison said on Thursday morning.
He told parliament on Thursday afternoon that the government continued to provide more doses to GPs, pharmacists, and distribution points across NSW.
"The NSW government made a choice to redirect supplies from state hubs in NSW," he said.
"Last night I was able to advise the Premier that 180,000 additional doses would be brought forward to support the effort into NSW on the condition also that the 20,000 doses went back into the regions, went back into the Central Coast, went back into the Hunter, went back into Armadale, went back into the South coast of NSW, went back to those community that needed them, and the Premier readily agreed."
Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon welcomed the restoration of the Hunter's Pfizer supplies.
"I'll be diligently monitoring the progress of the promise. Today's Hunter lockdown demonstrates what a cruel and poor decision the redirection was," he said.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin, a NSW upper house member, welcomed the announcement.
"I'm grateful that the Prime Minister has heard the call from across the Hunter and Central Coast to have the doses replenished that were reallocated last week to HSC students," Mr Martin said.
"I really want to thank those people - whose vaccination was deferred this week - for their enthusiasm to get vaccinated.
"Hunter New England Health will be in touch with people to rebook their appointments."
Maitland Christian School employee James Thomson, who is also the Nationals candidate for the federal seat of Hunter, said he was on his way to get a COVID test after two students at the school tested positive.
"I think the federal government has taken a commonsense approach by replacing the Hutner's Pfizer vaccines. We should never have been put in this situation in the first place," he said.
