Federal government adjusts phase 1b coronavirus vaccination rollout to include more Aboriginal Australians FriFriday 12 updated FriFriday 12 MarMarch 2021 at 6:13am Organisers say they have revised the vaccine rollout to make it more practical to deliver in remote Aboriginal communities. ( Print text only Cancel Just over a week out from the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccinations for the phase 1b priority group, the Australian government has quietly changed the parameters to include more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and remote residents. Key points: The phase 1b vaccine priority group includes elderly and immunocompromised adults, adults with a disability and some workers