Aged care staff must get a COVID-19 vaccine, PM declares

Published 6th July 2021

Residential aged care workers have 10 weeks to get at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to continue working in the sector, the Prime Minister has announced.

The news has been largely welcomed but provider and worker stakeholders have reiterated concerns over workers being unable to access a vaccine while provider reporting shows little change in vaccine uptake over the last week.

To read the full article, please visit the Australian Ageing Agenda website.

Source:
Sandy Cheu, 2021, Australian Ageing Agenda (https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au)