Government wants to make Covid vaccine mandatory for aged care workers

Sally Whyte
Updated June 4 2021 - 6:37pm, first published 2:00pm
COVID-19 vaccination will become mandatory for aged care workers following a decision by national cabinet. Picture: Karleen Minney
COVID-19 vaccination will become mandatory for aged care workers following a decision by national cabinet. Picture: Karleen Minney

The government will move to make it mandatory for workers in the aged care sector to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but is yet to set a date by which the requirement would come into effect.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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