‘Hit and miss’: fewer than one in five Australians in disability care vaccinated against Covid-19
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Data reveals only 5,000 people in disability care have been fully inoculated against coronavirus, despite being in high priority group
Just 5,000 Australians in disability care – fewer than one in five people – have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 more than four months into the rollout, new data shows.
The disability care industry has also warned some providers are again being forced to source their own vaccinations, rather than wait for commonwealth in-reach teams to turn up.
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