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

I'm pleased to report that the vaccination rate of our workforce who care for our most vulnerable Australians is climbing each and every day, and 78 per cent of the aged-care workforce in residential care have had at least one dose of the vaccine. National cabinet agreed that the COVID-19 vaccination of residential workers would become mandatory by mid-September. The Department of Health has been working with each residential aged-care facility to ensure they have plans in place and provide support where needed to ensure that every residential aged-care worker has access to the COVID-19 vaccination. There are a number of channels open to them to get vaccinated, including the government's inreach services, vaccinating their own staff, and using Commonwealth and state vaccination clinics, GPs, and around 3,000 pharmacies across the country. We are determined to get this done.