Deborah O'Neill (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm sure the mothers are listening very carefully. Sydney mother Yolande Cailly, whose 14-year-old daughter Zoe has Down syndrome, was forced in desperation to turn to Twitter to find a vaccine appointment. The risk of dying of COVID-19 for people with Down syndrome is 36 times higher than for the general population. How many children with disabilities will remain unvaccinated, unprotected and at risk when Australia reaches the 70 and 80 per cent targets for Australians over 16?