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Thousands of healthcare workers due to go on unpaid leave under vaccine mandate

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Health workers outside the Covid Vaccination hub at Macquarie Fields, south west of Sydney Source: AAP

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Time has run out for 140,000 healthcare workers in NSW to get vaccinated - and deadlines approach in other states too.

For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus

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