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COVID-19 vaccine rolled out at faster rate
People in outback Queensland are being vaccinated at a much faster rate than city dwellers, despite people in metropolitan areas being at much higher risk of catching COVID-19.
While less than 2 per cent of the entire Queensland population has received the jab, 25 per cent of eligible adults in the Central West Hospital and Health Service — which encompasses 33 per cent of the Sunshine State’s landmass and includes Longreach, Birdsville and Winton — has been vaccinated.
CWHHS executive director Dr David Walker said a whole-of-community…
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