The first groups to receive the vaccine include the elderly, those living with co-morbidities, and people working in the aged care, disability and health sectors.
And bilingual health workers and interpreters will be involved in the vaccine rollout.
To improve access for migrant communities, the government has released a 1.3 million-dollar plan* to ensure materials are translated for Australians who speak English as a second language.
One in five people in Australia speak a language other than English.
Mr Hunt says it is important that language barriers do not impede access to the vaccine, particularly for aged care staff and elderly Australians who speak English as a second language.
$1.3 million of the funding is for the multicultural Australia communities to themselves lead their own outreach. So it's grassroots, but it's also very interestingly being designed with common themes, but appropriate messaging for each community.
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