Jason Agostino – The Conversation

People take a selfie after receiving a COVID vaccine at an Aboriginal vaccination Hub in Whalan, west of Sydney. Dan Himbrechts/AAP Images

October 25, 2021

Getting vaccinated is the act of love needed right now to support the survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during the pandemic

Lisa Jackson Pulver, University of Sydney; Jennifer Barrett, University of Sydney; Kalinda Griffiths, UNSW ; Melissa Haswell, University of Sydney; Emma McBryde, James Cook University; Ian Ring, James Cook University, and Michael Doyle, University of Sydney

There have been many barriers for Aboriginal communities to access the vaccine during the pandemic. Despite this, communities are taking the lead in ensuring everyone gets vaccinated.

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March 19, 2020

Coronavirus will devastate Aboriginal communities if we don’t act now

James Ward, The University of Queensland and Jason Agostino, Australian National University

Aboriginal people are at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than non-Aboriginal people. But plans to protect remote communities and keep the virus out are progressing too slowly.

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