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7 February 2021 3:27pm
The Australian Government’s is launching a national $31 million Covid-19 vaccination campaign to raise the public’s awareness.
As part of the public information campaign an additional $1.3 million will be provided for peak multicultural organisations to help reach culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
The government’s goal is to make immunisation available to everyone in Australia in the safest and most effective way possible reaching as many people as possible.
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The federal government has secured an additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus jab, while extending free coronavirus vaccines to all visa holders.
Most visa holders were already eligible for free doses of the coronavirus vaccine, although there were about 69,000 people on certain visas who were previously excluded.
Health Minister Greg Hunt on Thursday stressed the need for the government to work with migrant communities in rolling out the vaccine. Uptake of the vaccine is very important and the more Australians we have vaccinated, the better, he told reporters. We need to make sure that everybody who s on Australian soil is safe, and everybody who s on Australian soil has access to protection.