AAP: Disability advocates urging the Morrison government to fix rollout
17/04/2021
The AAP reports that disability accommodation providers and residents were supposed to be included in the first phase of the national rollout, which targets the country's most vulnerable.
NDS's CEO, David Moody spoke on behalf of members, saying the sector is keenly awaiting the result of Monday's national cabinet meeting in the hopes a tangible plan is developed to get the rollout back on track. He understands that it is a huge logistical exercise.
"That said, we are frustrated, very frustrated, and concerned about the lack of vaccine going into people's arms which should have been under phase 1a," Mr Moody told AAP.
"The reason why the disability sector was identified for priority access for the vaccine is because we know, based upon research, that people with disability often suffer much harsher impacts as a result of getting COVID-19.