There is growing urgency to vaccinate remote elders before any border reopeningSome Aboriginal communities with lower jab rates say they will stay closed when borders reopen"It will only take one person and we could lose a whole community — lose the whole language, history, lore and culture in one go."
Not great, but the figure is growing steadily and is higher than the Goldfields and Pilbara, which also have high Indigenous populations. But she acknowledges it is not a long-term solution because local people regularly travel in and out of Yiyili for shopping and appointments. Todd Flanagan is principal of the Yiyili Aboriginal Community School, which works closely with elders like Ms Cox.
Love and best wishes to Indigenous Australia. Please get the jab so your language and culture survives ❤
It’s important that outback and remote communities be given special attention not just the major centres. It’s great to see proactive initiatives like this.
Why not announce which vaccine they have received？
The lag in Aboriginal communities being actively involved in vaccinations is alarming. I’ve heard people who’ve had a 3rd jab of vaccine meant for Aboriginal people.
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