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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Australia’s aged care homes urged to speed up fourth-dose Covid boosters as outbreaks and deaths rise

A flu vaccine
The aged care ministers have called on providers to seek additional and faster ways to get their residents fourth-dose Covid boosters and flu vaccines. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Ministers Mark Butler and Anika Wells have told aged care providers to act “with a sense of urgency” and speed up their fourth-dose Covid vaccinations as the sector continues to grapple with almost 700 outbreaks and a growing death toll.

The aged care ministers have also warned providers with low vaccination rates they would be required to explain themselves and show how they would turn around sluggish booster rates.

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