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The ‘oversight’ in our COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the vulnerable Australians who will have to wait
The two COVID-19 vaccines Australians have long been waiting for are approved and one will be rolled out come Monday, but some in the community are still unclear about how they will get the jab and why they are not getting it sooner.
Key points:
- Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program begins on Monday
- Some people who are cared for at home are concerned they will have to wait for the jab
- Experts say the delay for vulnerable people living at home is concerning, but ultimately “makes sense”
When the Federal Government released its plan for the mass vaccination program, Ivy Sutton looked at her family and wondered why they were in the same phase as meat processing workers.
Ms Sutton is 71 years old, which places her in phase 1b of the COVID-19…
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