Morrison government under pressure from within to expand aged care Covid vaccine mandate

Despite existing deadline appearing unfeasible, some Coalition MPs want mandate extended to in-home carers and disability sector

The Coalition is facing calls from within its ranks to extend a Covid vaccine mandate for workers in residential aged care to all aged care and disability care workers.

Warren Entsch, the Liberal MP for Leichhardt, raised the issue with the health minister, Greg Hunt, this week, saying the mandate for the residential aged care workforce did not go far enough.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3zhiHog
via
0 Comments