Calls grow for united effort to get homeless Australians vaccinated
by Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5NGCS)
Successful inner-city clinic, a joint initiative of Vinnies, St Vincent's hospital, City of Sydney and local charities, offers a model
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Homeless and vulnerable people living in central Sydney are rushing to get vaccinated, with almost 4,000 doses administered since a joint clinic was set up in May.
Julie Smith, the health services manager at St Vincent de Paul's Matthew Talbot hostel, said she had seen a dramatic drop in vaccine hesitancy over the past 12 weeks among Sydney's homeless community as the city was forced into lockdown.
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