So far around the country, more than 17 million people have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

That number doesn’t include young children, and while the medical regulator is considering vaccines for five to 11-year-olds, our youngest are unlikely to get vaccinated anytime soon.

While there are plans on managing COVID-19 in settings including aged care facilities, hospitals and schools, there’s no such national plan for dealing with the virus in childcare centres.

Today on Please Explain, political reporter Katina Curtis joins Rachel Clun to discuss what is and isn’t happening to keep COVID-19 out of childcare.

So far around the country, more than 17 million people have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
That number doesn&rsquo;t include young children, and while the medical regulator&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p598do">is considering vaccines for five to 11-year-olds</a>, our youngest are unlikely to get vaccinated anytime soon.
While there are plans on managing COVID-19 in settings including aged care facilities, hospitals and schools, there&rsquo;s no such national plan for dealing with the virus in childcare centres.
Today on Please Explain, political reporter Katina Curtis joins Rachel Clun to discuss what is and isn&rsquo;t happening to keep COVID-19 out of childcare.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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