Barkindji Elder Badger Bates says he’s worried for his community, as a young family of three becomes the first confirmed cases of COVID in Far Western Wilcannia.
Vaccinations rates are particularly low among indigenous Australians, but elders were making headway convincing locals to roll up their sleeves in the hope of stopping the outbreak around Dubbo.
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Coronavirus is ripping through vulnerable Aboriginal communities in western NSW with up to 100 infected and local MP Dugald Saunders warns the worst is yet to come.