Labor is calling on Scott Morrison to publicly release data on first nations vaccination rates which they say would expose his “failure” to protect the high-risk group, with just 14 percent of First Nations people nationally being fully vaccinated.
Under the current roll out plan, Indigenous Australians aged 55 and over have been classified as a 1B priority group since March. In June, it was expanded to all Indigenous people aged 16 and over.
Unlike New Zealand, the Australian Government does not provide a breakdown of vaccination rates for our First Nations people. It’s an oversight that opposition Indigenous Australians spokesman and WiradjuriLabor is calling on the government to release daily data on local First Nations vaccination rates and on the availability of vaccines.
In a statement, the federal health department would only provide the nationwide vaccination figure, and did not respond to a request for a breakdown of First Nations’ vaccination rates by location or age group. “Data on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been published according to the format agreed by states and territories and the Commonwealth at National Cabinet and daily updates are available to view on the Department of Health website.”
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