1
00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,960
Speaker 1: And we have been talking about those vaccination rates and

2
00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,880
Speaker 1: some of the changes that have come into play. I

3
00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,680
Speaker 1: know some of you are very unhappy with those calls

4
00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,000
Speaker 1: from amsand that we need to get to ninety to

5
00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,640
Speaker 1: ninety five percent when it comes to those vaccine numbers.

6
00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,200
Speaker 1: But one announcement that was made yesterday that has quite

7
00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,360
Speaker 1: a few people pretty pleased. I think you'd have to say.

8
00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,160
Speaker 1: I've had numerous people get in contact with me over

9
00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,920
Speaker 1: recent weeks to say, Katie, I really want to get

10
00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,720
Speaker 1: the vaccine, but I don't want to get the Astroseneka.

11
00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,600
Speaker 1: I want to get the phizer. We now know that

12
00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,600
Speaker 1: anybody over the age of twelve is able to get

13
00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,760
Speaker 1: the fires a vaccine. And joining us in the studio

14
00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,120
Speaker 1: to talk more about this is the Council of the

15
00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,519
Speaker 1: Aging CEO here in the Northern Territory Soushire are good

16
00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,440
Speaker 1: morning morning. Oh hang on, I turned your wrong microphone on,

17
00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:47,559
Speaker 1: So I told myself I wouldn't do that.

18
00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,519
Speaker 2: No, I'd love to see your face to face.

19
00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,000
Speaker 1: It it is. It's lovely to see you as well.

20
00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,120
Speaker 1: And so what was the reaction yesterday from some of

21
00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,720
Speaker 1: our more senior territorians to the fact that they can

22
00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,760
Speaker 1: now get that vaccine the visor.

23
00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,360
Speaker 2: I was so excited, but actually it's not the relieved

24
00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,199
Speaker 2: they relieve now. I've had quite a few people call

25
00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,520
Speaker 2: and discussed with me, and I've said, look, I'm not

26
00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,760
Speaker 2: a health expert, but why can't I get visor. I've

27
00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,360
Speaker 2: spoken here and spoken there, and I really want the visor.

28
00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,160
Speaker 2: So I think a lot of seniors will be very

29
00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,240
Speaker 2: relieved that now they have the choice. So, as you

30
00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,399
Speaker 2: said yesterday with those was it five hundred, Yeah.

31
00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,200
Speaker 1: There was about six hundred. Yesterday there was one hundred lets,

32
00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,280
Speaker 1: so that was out of the super clinic at Palmerston.

33
00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,520
Speaker 2: I know a lot of our seniors will be, you know,

34
00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,400
Speaker 2: in the church we're booking in to get the visor.

35
00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,839
Speaker 2: Discuss it with their doctor first, obviously.

36
00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:39,679
Speaker 1: But go for it.

37
00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,039
Speaker 2: So really happy news.

38
00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,560
Speaker 1: Was there much hesitancy for the astrosenica from some of

39
00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:45,880
Speaker 1: our seniors in the community.

40
00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,160
Speaker 2: There has been a fair few, but as you saw,

41
00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,600
Speaker 2: I was surprised on our Facebook page, the anti vaxer's

42
00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,240
Speaker 2: got hold of it so and as we deleted them

43
00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,000
Speaker 2: all and said that's not your platform, that's our platform.

44
00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,120
Speaker 2: So there's still a lot of really anti vaxers out there,

45
00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,600
Speaker 2: which I don't know how you reach them. And one

46
00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,240
Speaker 2: of the biggest anti vaxers, unfortunately, is a person who's

47
00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,480
Speaker 2: in a position of power in a particular religious organization

48
00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,919
Speaker 2: in the Northern Tertiary. And we had a few very

49
00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,200
Speaker 2: distressed people call up, ladies call up and say, you

50
00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,280
Speaker 2: know that that person is telling them not to get

51
00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:25,079
Speaker 2: the vaccines.

52
00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,880
Speaker 1: Well, I do hope that authorities are aware of that.

53
00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,240
Speaker 1: You know, I think it's certainly one thing to have

54
00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,400
Speaker 1: your own personal opinion when it comes to, you know,

55
00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,639
Speaker 1: to the vaccines, but then you know, to be sort

56
00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:43,079
Speaker 1: of forcing that down.

57
00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,600
Speaker 2: Position of powers, especially in a religious view, is just

58
00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,440
Speaker 2: really not on. And as you said, I sent it

59
00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,400
Speaker 2: straight to the health department, straight to the powers that

60
00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,920
Speaker 2: be there. But how do you stop how do you

61
00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,160
Speaker 2: stop that sort of well, really to meet ignorance and

62
00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,880
Speaker 2: these one particular person has a couple of health issues

63
00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,079
Speaker 2: and if they ever got COVID, they wouldn't be here.

64
00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,320
Speaker 2: So that's that's a really sad state of affairs. But

65
00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,320
Speaker 2: the hesitancy, the ones with the vaccine hesitancy, now they've

66
00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,880
Speaker 2: got the choice. I'm sure you'll see an uptake, as

67
00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,400
Speaker 2: you said, with those fires of ones. There an uptake

68
00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,200
Speaker 2: in having the vaccine and staying safe. And as we're

69
00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,600
Speaker 2: talking about before, though, Katie, I think it's a shane.

70
00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,000
Speaker 2: We've all most of us have had well, the ones

71
00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,279
Speaker 2: who want to see and go away have had their vaccines.

72
00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,800
Speaker 2: I think a little bit of empathy should be shown

73
00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,359
Speaker 2: here over Christmas. If we want to go to some

74
00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,360
Speaker 2: hot spots to see relatives, which we have some people

75
00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,320
Speaker 2: haven't seen for a long long time. They're totally up

76
00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,280
Speaker 2: to date with their vaccines. Why can't they come home

77
00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,520
Speaker 2: and self isolate, especially if they live alone or a

78
00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,080
Speaker 2: couple live together. I think, you know, we have to

79
00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,720
Speaker 2: be a little bit more shure, a little bit more empathy,

80
00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,200
Speaker 2: and you know it's not a great risk, especially if

81
00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,640
Speaker 2: they've just come home and isolate. So I'd like to

82
00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,600
Speaker 2: see the Northern Churchary government give senies in the Tertary

83
00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:02,960
Speaker 2: a very good Christmas present.

84
00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,280
Speaker 1: Well, and you're not the only one. We've certainly had

85
00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,160
Speaker 1: other industry leaders as well saying that they want that

86
00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,560
Speaker 1: certainty around Christmas time. I know Jarvis Ryan from the

87
00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,040
Speaker 1: Education Union as well saying that teachers need that certainty

88
00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,480
Speaker 1: and in many cases if they're working out in the

89
00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,120
Speaker 1: bush for example. It's going to help them determine whether

90
00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:21,520
Speaker 1: they come back next year or not.

91
00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,560
Speaker 2: Oh exactly. So I know that John Patterson has said,

92
00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,680
Speaker 2: you know, ninety five percent, but you know, really the

93
00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,039
Speaker 2: ones who can prove that they are vaccinated at least

94
00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,480
Speaker 2: and maybe that might be an inducement for the rest

95
00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,720
Speaker 2: of the people to get vaccinated duh, who are a

96
00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,600
Speaker 2: little bit hesitant. But the other thing, Katie, has been

97
00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,599
Speaker 2: discussed as well. We've had the Department of Health at

98
00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,840
Speaker 2: Cody this week calling the over eighties exces to talk

99
00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,320
Speaker 2: to them and see have they had their vaccine, is

100
00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,640
Speaker 2: there a problem or they like to discuss because these

101
00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,920
Speaker 2: are all registered nurses as well, to discuss their problems.

102
00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,480
Speaker 2: And if they haven't got any family, they are all alone,

103
00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,719
Speaker 2: but they do want to get the vaccine. We're quite

104
00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,280
Speaker 2: to pick them up in our little bus and two

105
00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,080
Speaker 2: of them off to get their sex so they stay safe.

106
00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,000
Speaker 1: So that's really good to hear. And so you know,

107
00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,760
Speaker 1: there's been so much discussion obviously about COVID and about

108
00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,200
Speaker 1: the vaccination rates. But I understand as well that the

109
00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,839
Speaker 1: Senior's Card, the directory has been released.

110
00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,040
Speaker 2: I've got hold off the press, hold off the press,

111
00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,240
Speaker 2: you can give one. I know you're too young. I

112
00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,280
Speaker 2: know you're older and bolder, but that's for your mom.

113
00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,680
Speaker 2: That's your mom. We know that scene is in a

114
00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,039
Speaker 2: nothern church are very loyal, they spend locally and we

115
00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,880
Speaker 2: do really want to help the businesses stay in business.

116
00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,640
Speaker 2: So that's what that directory is all about. And everyone

117
00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,480
Speaker 2: in there offers some sort of discount to a senior.

118
00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,239
Speaker 2: So go to your electric office, or go to the library,

119
00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,640
Speaker 2: or come into Coder collect your copy. It's we've really

120
00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,520
Speaker 2: increased it. There's over over four hundred businesses in the now.

121
00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,840
Speaker 2: It's really grown and grown, and business is really happy

122
00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,400
Speaker 2: that they've supported it this year. We know it's tough

123
00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,120
Speaker 2: but to give a discount as well, so we're really

124
00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,680
Speaker 2: really please. And Katie running out of time, but I'm

125
00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,680
Speaker 2: really excited about our next event, which is Grandparents' Day,

126
00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,400
Speaker 2: and we've got one of our entries dropped off yesterday.

127
00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:13,000
Speaker 2: This young Indigenous primary school student has done a painting

128
00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,800
Speaker 2: of her, a special Indigenous painting of her going hunting

129
00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,680
Speaker 2: with her grandmother and learning on about it. So it's

130
00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,960
Speaker 2: just wonderful to see that's on the that's the twenty

131
00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,320
Speaker 2: first of October, So all the schools please get your

132
00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,600
Speaker 2: entries in. We'd like to see as many entries as possible.

133
00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,720
Speaker 2: NBM is a major sponsor, as is an ordurchy government

134
00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,400
Speaker 2: and the whole idea, as you can see by that

135
00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,560
Speaker 2: I should have brought it to show you it's a

136
00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,560
Speaker 2: wonderful painting, is that we respect our elders and we

137
00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,719
Speaker 2: can learn from them and let's work together with them.

138
00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,800
Speaker 1: Our you know, honestly, sceniors are such an important part

139
00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,560
Speaker 1: of our community. I think to myself, you know, if

140
00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,760
Speaker 1: I didn't have the assistance from my mother, I know

141
00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:55,960
Speaker 1: that a lot of families feel the same. Whether it's

142
00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,960
Speaker 1: your biological parents or whether there are other sceniors that

143
00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,960
Speaker 1: are part of your life are able to help you.

144
00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,600
Speaker 1: It is instrumental. They are instrumental for us in our

145
00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,760
Speaker 1: community in so many different ways. And Grandparents' Day sounds

146
00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,200
Speaker 1: like a fantastic day.

147
00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,840
Speaker 2: Have to come down, bring him on down, and we'll

148
00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,040
Speaker 2: have lots of things there for the children as well.

149
00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,760
Speaker 2: But as I keep saying, really we are the social

150
00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,760
Speaker 2: fabric that binds the community together, yep. So we really

151
00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,480
Speaker 2: have to have a lot of respect for our seniors

152
00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,600
Speaker 2: and work with them. But you should have seen them

153
00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,080
Speaker 2: in Alice, Catie. There was a one called the yuk Band,

154
00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,360
Speaker 2: the ukulele band and about fifteen seniors singing all the

155
00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:37,120
Speaker 2: Roger Miller songs. That's awesomeing their ukuleles. It's their time

156
00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,600
Speaker 2: to shine and like on Saturday up here, it was

157
00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:40,680
Speaker 2: their time to shine.

158
00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,240
Speaker 1: Oh, good stuff, wonderful stuff. Well sou Shi, it is

159
00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,400
Speaker 1: always great to catch up with you. The CEO of Kota,

160
00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,440
Speaker 1: the Council of the Aging, thank you so much for

161
00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:50,360
Speaker 1: your time this morning.

162
00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,200
Speaker 2: Thanks Katy, love to see your smiling face.

163
00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,680
Speaker 1: Oh I'm always happy. Justite what some people say, good

164
00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,160
Speaker 1: on ya, Sorry, thank you