Fears vulnerable people on NDIS will be left unvaccinated when NSW reopens

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Nearly 30,000 national disability insurance scheme participants in New South Wales are yet to receive one vaccine dose, new figures reveal, fuelling fears vulnerable residents will be unvaccinated when the state reopens.

The NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklian, confirmed on Wednesday the state had reached 80% of first doses administered while 47.5% of the adult population was fully vaccinated.

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