House debates

Monday, 9 August 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Aged Care

2:30 pm

Photo of Greg HuntGreg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

who are completed through the variety of programs. That will also include inreach through vaccination service providers—six principal vaccination service providers. Then, thirdly, there's inreach through general practices and what are called Commonwealth vaccination clinics. In addition to that, there are the outreach options of state vaccination clinics, of Commonwealth vaccination clinics, of general practices and of hubs.

All of these things are coming together. In addition to that, one of the things which the Prime Minister was able to achieve through his work with the national cabinet was a commitment by national cabinet for the states and territories to produce public health orders to mandate that anybody who wishes to work in an aged-care facility will have to be vaccinated. It's an important initiative, and I thank the states and territories for their cooperation in working with the Prime Minister for that outcome.

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