Ethnic and language data will soon be collected from everyone receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

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The federal government says country of birth and language data will soon be collected from all people presenting for a coronavirus vaccine. 
This same information has been collected nationally on positive COVID-19 diagnoses since late 2020.
A Department of Health spokesperson told SBS News its decision to collect the data was triggered by requests from community groups and health experts. 
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They are hoping the data will help identify areas where the government needs to channel culturally-appropriate information about the vaccine. 
"In 2020, the Department of Health established the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities COVID-19 Health Advisory Group, which includes leaders from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse communities and their representative organisations, health experts and medical and public health practitioners," the spokesperson said.

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