'We are reaching our limit': Aboriginal health boss slams lack of government support for remote COVID-19 services

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An Aboriginal health boss says growing COVID-19 cases and overcrowding in remote communities is putting families at risk, with positive cases forced to isolate with up to 15 people in a single home.

The Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service says it is reaching its limit as it battles rising COVID-19 case numbers and overcrowded housing in remote communities across the region.

"The Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services have managed COVID-19, in our respective regions, and will continue to, but we are reaching our limit...and we are doing this at our own expense," she said. "What we want is a much more streamlined easy process for people to have access to food and for people to have access to accommodation," she said.

"We're not going to get to a peak for at least another three weeks, but they've moved ahead in Perth.Not enough isolation options

 

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Australia has made a complete mess of dealing with covid. Not United at all. Unnecessary infections and deaths

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Two years ago and for most of the two years following those communities were locked down. They were also fast tracked for vaccines 1/2, booster and booster 2. So what else do you want. If the elders & their community leaders fail to do their job its now the governments fault?

🤣🤣🤣 cannot force them to attend a clenic even they set them up specifically to help. Stop blaming govt for a lax attitude by the indigenous

It is one thing having covid support but from my understanding there remains a high degree of vaccine hesitancy in many of remote indigenous communities. Wouldnt throwing services at them be somewhat self defeating?

ABORIGINALS DONT WANT THE JABS, FACT

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