Western Australia Sees Vaccine Hesitancy Amid Growing Mandates

Western Australia Sees Vaccine Hesitancy Amid Growing Mandates
Western Australia currently has the lowest vaccination rate in the country. AAP Image/Richard Wainwright
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Western Australia (WA) is trailing behind the rest of Australia in its uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine despite public information campaigns, improved vaccination accessibility, and industry mandates.

Three in ten West Australians aged 16 and over have not had a single dose of the available COVID-19 vaccines, and almost half of West Australians have yet to receive their second jab.

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Daniel Khmelev is an Australian reporter based in Perth covering energy, tech, and politics.
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