House debates

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Vaccination

3:07 pm

Photo of Greg HuntGreg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

To answer the member for Newcastle's question very specifically, 100 per cent of aged-care homes have had visits to offer vaccinations to residents; 94.9 per cent have already had second doses. There are some residents who, whether it is themselves or their carers, have not provided consent. This vaccination program is voluntary. If the member were advocating that it should not be voluntary, that would be a significant departure. So the correct answer is that 160,543 residents—

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