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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Agree totally! When the enormity of the pandemic became evident on news reports last year, along with the immediate governmental denials, I remember saying to my partner (over 70 and immunocompromised) 'the government is going to let the seniors and disabled people die to keep the economy going', which is pretty much what happened.
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Ditto Down Under:
Only 834 disability care residents vaccinated so far
Disability and aged care residents and workers are in 1a (top priority) along with aged care residents and workers. As can be seen from the above very few disability care residents have been vaccinated, aged care residents are also behind schedule. The federal government has responsibility for this cohort of 500,000.
The other top priority cohort are the border and quarantine workforces and the health care workers who have direct contact with the SARS-Cov2 virus - so it includes the workers who take swabs, path lab techies etc. The states have responsibility for this cohort of about 200,000. It's almost complete, but in addition to the workers most states have also vaccinated their close contacts (families, housemates, close friends etc).
Fair Dinkum, our federal government couldn't organise a… But it's not for the reasons you and obc give, it's the lack of planning and process design skills.