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The people most at risk when lockdown ends

Oct 5, 2021 · 16 min · Episode 560 · 16.2 MB
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Australia’s two largest states are getting ready to end their long lockdowns and reopen when 80 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated.  


But what does reopening with that target mean for the 20 percent who are yet to receive their vaccines? 


Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on how some of our most at risk communities fell through the cracks of the national vaccine rollout.


Guest: Senior Reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.


Background reading: Exclusive: Australia’s most vulnerable ignored in plan to open up in The Saturday Paper


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