‘Willing as anyone’: Covid vaccine hub in Melbourne town hall to help homeless access jabs

The City of Melbourne has the lowest first dose vaccination rate of any LGA in Victoria, but the response to a new pop up clinic is promising

Vaccinating every person experiencing homelessness is a marathon, not a sprint, as service providers, such as Melanie Raymond from Youth Projects, know well.

“It’s not just that rough sleepers aren’t logging on to a government website. They don’t have ID, some don’t know their way around the city very well. There is a multitude of issues,” she said.

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