KIRRAE Health Service says there has been a strong uptake of Indigenous people in the south-west receiving their COVID-19 vaccination.
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Health Service chief executive officer Nonnie Harradine said there had been about 350 doses of first and second coronavirus vaccines given out.
She said clients and extended family had been able to get the vaccine from the Framlingham-based service and those without transport had been supported to get the vaccine.
"We've had a steady flow of people getting vaccinated," she said.
We've had a steady flow of people getting vaccinated.
- Nonnie Harradine
As of October 12, 77 per cent of Indigenous people aged 15 and over in Warrnambool and the south-west had received at least one dose and 52 per cent were fully vaccinated.
As of October 10, more than 95 per cent of people aged 15 and over in Warrnambool had received at least one dose and 72.5 per cent were fully vaccinated.
Earlier this month The Standard reported Indigenous communities may be vulnerable when restrictions eased. At the time Deakin University chair of epidemiology Professor Catherine Bennett said the regional areas down low in the data was a concern. "The virus has a way of seeking out unvaccinated communities," she said.
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