What happens to Australians who can't access an approved vaccine?

In this episode Brea and Bek talk to Nichola, an Australian stuck in Ireland and a member of the Reconnect Australia team.

Nichola left Australia in January 2021, after receiving an exemption, to take a dream job in Ireland that had been put on hold for her since the beginning of the pandemic. Because of the border closures, she has not seen her husband, who still lives in Australia, for ten months.

Nichola is a scientist and currently works on a vaccine project (for parasites, not viruses). She always trusted that the scientists working on vaccines would find a way to protect us as soon as possible, but was apparently very naive in believing that the Australian government would do the same for ALL Australians.

Nichola spent much of her PhD working in developing countries in Southeast Asia and as a result, is highly aware of the issues facing stranded Australians in less developed parts of the world.

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