The Royal Commission's Burdening Report on COVID Vaccinations for People with Disabilities

People form long queues outside a vaccination centre in Melbourne Source: AFP (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

The Disability Royal Commission says Australia's COVID lockdown should not be relaxed until all persons with disabilities have been vaccinated, or at least offered one.

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Published 4 October 2021 10:46am

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The Disability Royal Commission says Australia's COVID lockdown should not be relaxed until all persons with disabilities have been vaccinated, or at least offered one.

A new report from the Disability Royal Commission says some vaccines aimed at people with disabilities are not available when care for the elderly is a priority.

The commission also said information on how to get vaccinated was not clearly provided.

The findings are contained in a draft report that also highlights the failure of the federal government to roll out vaccines in the disability community.