Senate debates

Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Vaccination

2:14 pm

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

I've got lots of followers, Mr President! It is important that the aged-care workforce gets vaccinated, and that's why we worked with the national cabinet to put in place where, cooperatively with the states, we would vaccinate the workforce. So we did take our responsibility seriously. We've worked with the states, and a number of the states have had periods of time where they've accelerated access to the vaccine for the aged-care workforce. So we have taken that responsibility, and we will continue to do so. We continue to work cooperatively with the states—

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