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Our successful response to COVID-19

Infographic: 98 of Canberrans 12+ are fully vaccinated. Over 1,900 pateitns cared for as part of our COVID Care at Home program. Over 615,000 COVID-19 tests conducted.

The ACT’s response to COVID-19 has been one of the best in the world. It’s a powerful demonstration of what can be achieved when a community works together to keep each other safe.

The ACT Government invested heavily to support our hospitals, testing facilities, contact tracing teams, quarantine facilities and mass vaccination centres. We allocated resources where they were needed, reached out to vulnerable communities, and embraced innovation and digital service delivery, moving many of our government services online.

We communicated openly, honestly and regularly. The community responded by following health advice.

Nurse preparing vaccine

Looking after our most vulnerable

We also understood the significant risk COVID-19 presented to our most vulnerable. We acted quickly to adapt our services and work with non-government partners to support those in our community who found quarantine most difficult, providing accommodation, food, financial support as well as personal protective equipment, in-reach testing and vaccination.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Government has provided food relief and material aid to close to 6,000 households, and we have translated thousands of pages of COVID-19 information and resources into many languages.

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