Published: August 24, 2021
A government mandate for workers in the aged care sector is due to come in to force in three weeks, but some centres are yet to have 10% of staff given one dose
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Hundreds of aged care homes are lagging behind in their efforts to vaccinate workers, with some centres vaccinating less than 10% of their staff with a single dose, and almost 600 centres yet to reach the 50% mark.
Just three weeks before a vaccine mandate for the aged care sector is due to come into force, a Guardian Australia analysis of data released by the federal health department shows just 551 centres – or 19% – of aged care homes have vaccinated more than 90% of their workers with a single dose.
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