On June 28, 2021 PM Scott Morrison announced the National Cabinet agreed to mandate vaccination for aged care workers as a condition of employment. They claimed “COVID-19 vaccinations are working to reduce transmission” based on “a recent exposure event in NSW, of the 30 people that were at the event, 24 unvaccinated people have now tested positive for COVID, but six vaccinated people who attended the event have not been infected at this stage with the COVID-19 virus” [1]
This follows statements that vaccination would not be compulsory and only 24 days after health experts for the second time, did not recommend compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for aged care workers.