Vaccination

Pub rule fails pub test

THE State Government has refused to acknowledge that small businesses will suffer due to a lack of clear communication about vaccination requirements.
Member for Mildura Ali Cupper was advised this morning by a government representative that new directions for workers would be issued tonight.

Businesses blindsided by double dose vaccination deadline

MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has called upon the Andrews Government to urgently amend a key oversight in its roadmap, which has left small businesses in the lurch.
Publicans and restaurant owners were left blindsided this week by news their staff need to be fully vaccinated when we emerge from lockdown.

Mildura’s first dose rate best in the State

MILDURA has had the highest growth in first dose vaccination coverage of anywhere in Victoria in the past week.
Another 6.6 per cent of the population, or 2,973 people rolled up their sleeves for the first time to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Supporting Indigenous communities through COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Member for Mildura Ali Cupper has congratulated local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members for rolling up their sleeves to be vaccinated.
Over 50 per cent of the North West region’s Indigenous population aged 15+ has received their first dose, and Ms Cupper has called for greater support for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) in delivering the COVID-19 vaccination roll out.