Victoria has seen a successful progression of the COVID vaccination program for First Nations people, with 38% of the state s Indigenous population now inoculated.
Michael Graham, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS), told NITV News that ongoing communication and maintaining trust have been the biggest drivers in the community s positive response to the vaccine rollout.
“Our job is to ensure that the community is as informed as it can be. We constantly put the message out to our community about the vaccine in the lead up to its roll out.
“The results have been fantastic. Those who have come to get it are in a culturally safe environment, they re fully informed about the vaccine and they trust what we are telling them.
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