Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Influenza Vaccinations Influenza Vaccinations The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Influenza Vaccinations The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:30): Further supplementary: on what date will there be enough vaccines provided to the Flinders Medical Centre to vaccinate all of their 7,000 staff? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Influenza Vaccinations The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:30): I am not sure whether the honourable member is suggesting that we should introduce mandatory vaccination of staff. That is not the position of the Liberal Party: the Liberal Party believes that people have the right to receive medical treatment. For example, my recollection—and I will say that it is only a recollection—is that, in relation to one of the units in the Flinders Medical Centre, one of the higher risk units, last year they experienced a 68 per cent vaccination rate. We do not compel our health workers to take vaccinations. We do make them available and we certainly do encourage them to have the vaccination.