Vaccination rates in Sydney’s east and inner-city lag | marywardy pallavisinghal_
The number of people coming forward for vaccination in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has slowed in recent weeks, despite more than 80 per cent of people having received a dose in parts of the city’s west.
An analysis of vaccination rates by local government area reveals the lowest rates in the east are seen in Randwick City Council, where 67 per cent of people have received a first dose. In Waverley, 71 per cent have received one shot. More than two in five people in the Blacktown statistical area aged 15 and over received their first dose in the past four weeks, according to figures released by the federal government on Monday evening.
“Obviously when these local government areas are in the high 80s, and the state average is 74 per cent, that means some areas are falling behind,” she said. Just over a week ago, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District urged Randwick residents to book their priority Pfizer jab at the Brighton-Le-Sands clinic at the Novotel Hotel.
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