Disability homes turn to GPs to pick up vaccine slack for vulnerable residents

Australia’s more than 6000 disability homes were to be among the first to receive vaccinations under phase 1a of the plan released by Mr Hunt in January. But a parliamentary COVID-19 committee heard on Tuesday that just 93 group disability homes – or about 1500 of the 25,000 residents – had received their first vaccinations.

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Topics:
Emergency management, Service providers

Author:
Clay Lucas and Rachel Clun

Source:
Herald Sun

Date published:
Tue 20th Apr, 2021