More than a million disability pensioners and their carers will be the focus of a text message campaign to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates.
A text message campaign has been launched to encourage people with disability to be fully vaccinated.People with disability and their carers will be the focus of a text message campaign to improve Australia's uptake of second COVID-19 boosters and antiviral treatments.
The federal government extended eligibility for Australians who test positive for COVID-19 to be able to access antiviral treatments on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme earlier this month. National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Bill Shorten and Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth led the meeting.The latter said up to 40,000 people a day will be sent texts in an effort to boost protection.
Meanwhile, the nation's health regulator says no rapid antigen tests have been removed from the market because they couldn't detect the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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