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Northern Territory’s vast remote COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins
More than 40 Indigenous Territorians are among the first remote Australians to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine after an Aboriginal-controlled clinic took charge of the vaccine rollout in the East Arnhem region of the Northern Territory.
Key points:
- The COVID-19 rollout has moved into some of the Territory’s most remote regions
- Health officials say there are many challenges involved in the remote rollout
- Just over 9,000 vaccinations were administered by NT Health between February 22 and April 6
“It’s all about engagement and trust within the communities … we can’t afford to have strangers coming in from down south and coming through with the jab when they don’t even know these people,” said Yolngu Health practitioner and…
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