Barely a third of the aged care workforce in South Australia is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 despite a looming federal deadline, statistics show.Federal health data shows only 35 per cent of SA's aged care workers have received a second jabLabor spokeswoman Nat Cook said the roll-out among the disability sector had been "snail-paced"
According to data supplied by the federal Department of Health, 53 per cent of aged care staff in SA — or 14,891 of the 28,234 workers reported by providers — have so far received a first vaccine dose.The federal government has imposed a September 17 deadline for all residential aged care workers, who will be required to have undergone a first dose by that date.
SA Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said the vaccination rate was "not as high" as expected among aged care workers. "It's so critical we get all of our aged care and also disability care workers vaccinated," she said.
Why, what is really behind the figures!!
WHERE DID ALL THE PHASE 1 VACCINE SHOTS GO?