Thursday: some Coalition MPs want vaccine mandate extended to in-home carers and disability sector. Plus: Australia’s gold start to Paralympics
Good morning. Calls for mandatory vaccinations to be extended in Australia, thousands scramble to escape Kabul, and Australia’s Paralympians go top of the world on day one in Toyko.
Coalition MPs are urging the prime minister to extend a Covid vaccine mandate to all aged care workers, with national cabinet also pondering mandatory vaccinations for disability workers. Queensland MP Warren Entsch and former doctor Katie Allen have both called for an extension to include home care workers as well, amid reports that hundreds of aged care centres are struggling to meet the initial deadline. State and federal governments remain locked in discussion over whether meeting vaccination targets will signal an end to lockdowns, with finance minister Simon Birmingham walking back more inflammatory statements from the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, who earlier threatened withdrawing economic supports if states failed to phase out lockdowns once 70% of Australians over 16 were vaccinated. Meanwhile, debate continues over the topic of at what age children should be vaccinated to help reach herd immunity.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/26/morning-mail-calls-to-extend-mandatory-vaccines-fox-news-threat-lockdown-debate
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