Lines were long yesterday at the Lakemba Mosque’s COVID-19 vaccination centre in Sydney’s south-west as the local community battles to contain the spread of the virus in the area.
Local GP, Dr. Fariha Dib, said the good news was that testing and vaccination rates in Lakemba are high, and that contagion had slowed. She also said initial skepticism about the disease and vaccines had turned around, possibly due to the high numbers of infections in the community.
Organiser of the vaccine rollout at the mosque, Ahmad Malas, praised the the turnout, saying he was overwhelmed by the community’s efforts against the coronavirus.
Part of an ongoing series, ‘COVID-19 Diaries’.
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