Disability groups hit out at move to drop Queensland Health vaccine mandate

Come and live in somebody's shoes who is at high risk of serious complications from the flu or Covid,' disability advocate says

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People with disability are more likely to feel unsafe in Queensland health institutions and may even avoid them after the state launched plans to drop its vaccine mandate for health staff, according to an advocacy group.

Nicole Lee, president of People with Disability Australia, said Queensland had been a leader in Covid protections and she had hoped the state might make the mandate permanent.

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