Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

I say to all of those people in South Western Sydney who are turning out to get vaccinated: thank you for doing so. Those residents of South Western Sydney know, like we know, that vaccination is one of the things that provides a pathway for all of us to deal with this pandemic.

There are 777 primary care and Commonwealth sites administering vaccines across South Western Sydney. There are 590 general practices, including 266 that are offering the Pfizer vaccine, seven general practice respiratory clinics, 14 Aboriginal community health centres and 176 community pharmacies that are offering AstraZeneca—777 sites across South Western Sydney.

I say to those Australians from South Western Sydney: thank you for turning out. Thank you for having the patience to wait for your jab. You are doing not only yourselves but also your community a service. We know and those people of South Western Sydney know that one of the pathways to dealing with this virus is to get vaccinated. It will protect you, it will protect your community and, once we start reaching the thresholds that have been set down by the national plan, it is the way to start returning to a more normal life. So thank you to all of those people in South Western Sydney. In fact, thank you to all of those people around the country who are turning out to get vaccinated. Thank you particularly to those health workers who are working in those vaccination clinics—the GPs, the pharmacists, those working in the ACCHOs, those working in the Commonwealth health sites and those working in the state clinics. All of those people are working to assist people to get vaccinated. (Time expired)