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

Thank you for the guidance, Mr Speaker. But, on that point, the fact is that we have now reached 88.4 per cent of residents. It is a voluntary vaccination for residents and it is a voluntary vaccination for workers, but it is a workplace requirement if they wish to work in that situation.

What we've seen through the work of Operation COVID Shield is an extraordinary uplift. The public health orders—six states and territories have now implemented them—have also made a difference. And the publication of the vaccination rates, which we did consciously, has also driven action. All of these things are coming together to protect our elderly Australians. (Time expired)

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