Deliver mandatory vaccine via in-reach clinics, CEOs say

Published 6th July 2021

Residential aged care workers should have access to the now mandatory COVID-19 vaccine at their place of work, aged care CEOs tell Australian Ageing Agenda.

Federal and state government leaders agreed this week to make it mandatory for all workers to have a COVID-19 vaccine a condition of working in aged care facilities with a first dose due by mid-September.

Aged care CEOs have largely welcomed the measure but have also raised concerns about staff getting access to a vaccine.

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

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