Immunocompromised people in Australia say they've been forced to return to lockdown by cavalier government measures and attitudes around surging COVID-19 cases.
Maggie Rutjens, program manager at Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service SA, says many people with disability “of all ages and location” have lost the critical supports they need to feel safe at home and in the community.
She says all vulnerable people need to be better taken into account as Australia battles the next phase of the pandemic, as a blanket "personal responsibility" approach leaves the immunocompromised behind. A spokesperson for the Department of Health said in a statement it has been committed throughout the pandemic to “ensuring the community remains safe, especially those who are most vulnerable”.
“More vulnerable members of our population are being well protected and where necessary will receive the latest new treatments within a health care system that is well prepared to manage the challenges Omicron is presenting to the world.”
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