Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Government Services) Share this | Hansard source

That is indeed good news, Senator Hughes. Nationally we have seen a significant acceleration of the vaccine rollout, with now more than 17.7 million doses administered. We are vaccinating just under two million each week—one million in the last three days alone. There has been a concerted effort across government and the disability sector to communicate the importance of vaccination and to provide information on the over 8,000 channels now available.

The rate of NDIS participants, like the national rollout, has accelerated significantly over the last few months. Since early June, more than 95,000 NDIS participants have been vaccinated. Nearly half of all participants over 16 years of age have now had one dose. Pleasingly, the vaccination rate for NDIS participants in shared accommodation has tripled since the beginning of June, with 68 per cent now having received their first dose. As Senator Hughes says, all participants over 12 years of age are now eligible for vaccination. (Time expired)