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Growing unease over low vaccination rates in Indigenous communities

A man receives a coronavirus vaccine in the remote Aboriginal community of Beagle Bay, WA

A man receives a coronavirus vaccine in the remote Aboriginal community of Beagle Bay, WA. Source: KIMBERLEY ABORIGINAL MEDICAL SERVICES

As the Commonwealth pushes ahead with a threshold of 70-80 per cent vaccination rates, there's increasing concern First Nations people could be exposed to infection and death if more aren't vaccinated.


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By Krishani Dhanji, Sarah Collard

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As the Commonwealth pushes ahead with a threshold of 70-80 per cent vaccination rates, there's increasing concern First Nations people could be exposed to infection and death if more aren't vaccinated.



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