Major Australian aged care provider reveals just 15% of staff vaccinated as sector demands changes to rollout

Exclusive: RSL LifeCare pleads with federal government to send vaccination teams into nursing homes to give Covid jab to staff

One of Australia’s largest aged care providers says just 15% of its staff are fully vaccinated and it has urged the federal government to send vaccination teams into nursing homes to fix the “main barrier” to a rapid rollout.

RSL LifeCare, which operates 28 aged care homes across Covid-hit New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, has revealed 27% of its staff have received a first dose and 15% are fully vaccinated.

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