House debates

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Aged Care

2:00 pm

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

Actually, sorry; I apologise, we have 86.6 per cent rate of boosters amongst the eligible population, and a 92 per cent rate of take-up for first doses amongst those. And 100 per cent of facilities across Australia have had first-, second- and third-dose visits, with now well over 300 having had a fourth visit, as a minimum, so far.

What all of that does is then combines with the work which has been put in place to help protect and support the workforce. And, as part of that, we've been able to assist in their retention with, at this point in time, over $600 million provided through four retention bonus payments. These payments are about not just recognising and rewarding the workers—rightly—but ensuring that there are incentives to enter and incentives to remain in the system. All of these actions in the context of a global pandemic have come together to ensure that Australia was—

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