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Elsie from Thursday Island: Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a no brainer

21 September 2021
Community Thursday Island (Waiben)
COVID-19
A woman with her hair in a bun and wearing a colourful top looks to camera. In the background are trees and buildings.

Elsie Seriat is a born and bred Thursday Islander. She encourages everybody, especially Indigenous youth, to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Elsie Seriat is a born and bred Thursday Islander.

She works for the Johnathan Thurston Academy as a JTBelieve Officer and also as a Community Research Officer for the Mayi Kuwayu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Study.

Watch this young mum and passionate runner as she encourages everybody to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

‘I got the COVID-19 vaccine because I believe that it’s important for myself, and also to keep my community and my family safe,’ Elsie said.

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For more information, visit www.health.gov.au