State Government to Review Vaccine Mandates for Health Workers Nearly 2 Years Later

State Government to Review Vaccine Mandates for Health Workers Nearly 2 Years Later
A member of staff uses a needle and a phial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to prepare a dose at a vaccination health centre in Cardiff, South Wales' on December 8, 2020. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
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The Queensland Labor government has announced it will review long-running vaccine mandates that have kept around 1,000 medical workers from entering the struggling public health system.

Introduced in late 2021, the state government has continued its tough stance on the jab across government sectors, notably in teaching, where unvaccinated educators had their pay cut for not complying with mandates.
Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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