'Hardly anyone’ using COVID vaccination centre earmarked for frontline workers
3 years, 7 months ago

'Hardly anyone’ using COVID vaccination centre earmarked for frontline workers

ABC  

Confused residents say a COVID vaccination centre set up on the Gold Coast for medical staff is hardly being used. Key points: There are concerns a Gold Coast vaccination centre for health workers is under utilised The centre was set up for health care workers and emergency response personnel Other members of the public are finding out they can use it without a referral The Albert Waterways Community Centre in Mermaid Waters isn't publicised as a vaccine venue. Queensland’s Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates says there have been mixed messages about the centre "I know of at least half a dozen friends who have already gone." Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young says she is unaware of the specifics of the Albert Waterways vaccination centre. "The message we get out in Queensland, to all our vaccination centres, is that our long-term aim is to get every single Queenslander who's able to be vaccinated, vaccinated."

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Queenslanders urged to get COVID-19 booster shots but GPs face inconsistent vaccine supply
2 years, 11 months ago

Queenslanders urged to get COVID-19 booster shots but GPs face inconsistent vaccine supply

ABC  

Queensland health authorities are pleading with people to get booster doses, but a prominent Brisbane GP says she has been forced to cancel COVID-19 vaccine appointments because supplies of shots have not arrived. Key points: GPs can only administer boosters at the rate at they are supplied Booster sessions take staff and rooms away from general practice, so many GPs …

Gold Coast man tests positive to COVID-19 after trip to Melbourne, did not enter quarantine in Queensland on return
3 years, 2 months ago

Gold Coast man tests positive to COVID-19 after trip to Melbourne, did not enter quarantine in Queensland on return

ABC  

A man who has tested positive to COVID-19 on the Gold Coast is so sick contact tracers are having difficulty talking to him. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information from Queensland Health. "This is …

PwC demands all 8,000 Australian staff get a Covid vaccine before Christmas party
3 years, 2 months ago

PwC demands all 8,000 Australian staff get a Covid vaccine before Christmas party

Daily Mail  

One of the globe's big four accounting firms has demanded their Australian staff get vaccinated against Covid-19 if they ever want to go back to the office or attend their work Christmas party. Office Christmas parties hang in the balance for unvaccinated workers at accounting firm PwC PwC will reopen its offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Parramatta and Newcastle at …

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened

ABC  

A mobile COVID vaccine hub has been immunising people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne. "I was really sick for two days, and I thought 'let's be responsible and go and get immunised,'" she said. "Now that people are getting vaccinated, they feel a sense of relief," he said. "It's eased that fear because we had people who were refusing to come …

Brisbane hospitals under pressure, health staff in isolation as COVID Delta outbreak escalates
3 years, 4 months ago

Brisbane hospitals under pressure, health staff in isolation as COVID Delta outbreak escalates

ABC  

Surgeries are being cancelled, COVID-19 care facilities ramped up and the state's children's hospital is being kept in reserve as Queensland Health braces for a possible major surge in coronavirus infections, especially among children. Key points: Four hospitals can handle COVID-19 cases but Queensland Health is urgently trying to "ramp up" and bring more online There were more than 400 …

Meet the cold chain nurse 'babysitting' COVID-19 vaccinations at Melbourne pop-up clinics
3 years, 6 months ago

Meet the cold chain nurse 'babysitting' COVID-19 vaccinations at Melbourne pop-up clinics

ABC  

It is a gloomy and grey morning outside the cohealth community medical clinic in West Melbourne. Cold chain nurse Evita Arce is one of a dozen cohealth employees getting ready to provide COVID-19 vaccinations at pop-up clinics throughout Melbourne's suburbs. "We try to support the most vulnerable residents, particularly around what we call the HRA properties – high risk accommodation," …

From April 11, Centre to allow Covid-19 vaccination sessions at workplaces having 100 eligible beneficiaries
3 years, 8 months ago

From April 11, Centre to allow Covid-19 vaccination sessions at workplaces having 100 eligible beneficiaries

India Today  

In a boost to the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country, the Centre is set to allow all workplaces, public and private, to organise vaccination sessions at their premises if the workplace has about 100 eligible beneficiaries. "On similar lines, in order to increase the access of vaccine to these populations, Covid-19 vaccination sessions may be organised at workplaces …

Mass COVID vaccination hubs at stadiums, parks a possibility in Australia, but no clear plan yet
3 years, 8 months ago

Mass COVID vaccination hubs at stadiums, parks a possibility in Australia, but no clear plan yet

ABC  

Younger Australians receiving their COVID vaccines at large public venues geared towards delivering thousands of vaccinations a day has been floated by experts, and it appears the federal government is open-minded about the plan. The proposal appeared to receive a nod on Tuesday morning from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd, who said mass vaccination centres at venues like stadiums …

Victoria coronavirus vaccine rollout: Who is getting it first, and where will it be delivered?
3 years, 10 months ago

Victoria coronavirus vaccine rollout: Who is getting it first, and where will it be delivered?

ABC  

Victorian hotel quarantine and airport workers will be among the first people in the state to be vaccinated for COVID-19 when the Pfizer rollout begins next week. The 1a phase will cover hotel quarantine workers, airport and port workers, high-risk frontline health staff, and public sector residential aged care staff and residents, the state government said in a statement today. …

Victoria reveals nine coronavirus vaccination hubs. Here's what we know so far about the national rollout
3 years, 10 months ago

Victoria reveals nine coronavirus vaccination hubs. Here's what we know so far about the national rollout

ABC  

Major hospitals across Australia are gearing up to deliver the first doses of coronavirus vaccine, which are expected to arrive in the country within weeks. And we have enough in those two freezers to stock about 180,000 doses of vaccine, so there's ample storage capacity to start storing vaccines for our hub," said Rhonda Stuart, Monash Health's Medical Director for …

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