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How many people in immigration detention have been vaccinated? Home Affairs won’t tell us

  • Written by Anthea Vogl, Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney

When the federal government first announced Australia’s COVID vaccination program in January, the eligibility criteria indicated refugees and asylum seekers, as well as certain other non-citizens, would not be able to access free vaccines.

Days later, Health Minister Greg Hunt clarified all visa holders, including refugees and asylums...

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