Has the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to people with disability failed?

Royal Commission Chair Ronald Sackville (AAP).

Royal Commission Chair Ronald Sackville hand downs the interim findings of the Disability Royal Commission, Sydney, Friday, October 30, 2020. Source: AAP

Thousands of people with a disability across the country say they feel forgotten in the vaccine rollout, despite being in a priority group.

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Published 19 May 2021 8:31pm

Updated 15 August 2022 1:27pm

By Ricky Kusumo, Hashela Kumarawansa, Julia Carr-Catzel

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Thousands of people with a disability across the country say they feel forgotten in the vaccine rollout, despite being in a priority group.

Witnesses have told a special one-day hearing of the Disability Royal Commission their experiences of being unable to get the COVID-19 vaccination. However, the government argues that its strategy and practice have been keeping disabled.