Minister Richard Colbeck comes under fire over aged care failures after outbreak in two Melbourne homes. Follow live updates
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12.18am BST
Across the country, 153,641 aged care residents have received a first dose of the vaccination. Richard Colbeck says that is out of 183,000 residents.
That is across the country. No one can say what the state breakdown is, as yet. They are going to try and get the information.
12.16am BST
Katy Gallagher asks how many aged care residents are waiting for their second dose.
A health department deputy secretary says in Victoria, 596 residential aged care facilities. 382 have had a second dose ‘visit’ – but that doesn’t mean all residents have had their second dose.
Continue reading… Source: The Guardian: Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria records three more Covid cases amid speculation over lockdown extension ———