The Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA) is still yet to hit 95 per cent double vaccination rates against COVID-19.
Data released by the Federal Government confirms more than 95 per cent of local residents have had a single dose, but only 94.2 per cent are double dosed.
68.5 per cent have had a booster dose.
It’s a similar story in Cumberland where 94.7 per cent of local residents in the LGA are double doses, stubbornly close to the magic 95 per cent figure.
Just 53.7 per cent of Cumberland locals have received a booster – one of the lowest figures in the country.
The numbers with third and fourth doses are understandably lower given third and fourth doses were never mandated nor part of restrictions that prevented unvaccinated people from attending certain settings for months after last year’s lockdown was lifted.
This weekend will mark a year since NSW was plunged into a two week lockdown that would eventually last four months.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.