COVID-19

• COVID-19 vaccine eligibility checker

  A new COVID-19 vaccine eligibility checker tool has been developed by the Australian government. This tools can be used to check if you can book a COVID-19 vaccination yet. You can do this for yourself or for another person.

  Access this tool here

• COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for frail older people

  This decision guide is to help a person who is frail or very old, including those in residential aged care facilities, make an informed decision about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

  Access this guide here

• COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy

  A decision guide to help women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy decide whether they should have a COVID-19 vaccine. It contains information about the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty (Pfizer, Australia). This information will be updated when other vaccines become available.

  Access the guide here

• COVID-19 updates for general practitioners

  A webinar series for general practitioners on the COVID-19 response and the vaccine rollout is held weekly. The panel provides key updates and answer participants’ questions.

  Read more and register for webinar here

  MBS COVID-19 Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service

  From March 2021, 16 new MBS items will be available to enable GPs and suitably qualified health professionals to assess patient’s for their suitability to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The MBS COVID-19 vaccine suitability assessment service is free to Medicare eligible patients and the MBS items must be bulk billed.

  Access the fact sheet here

• Training programs for COVID-19 vaccination providers

  The Australian Government has partnered with the Australian College of Nursing to develop and deliver free and accredited COVID-19 vaccination training modules. This training is mandatory for all COVID-19 vaccination providers to safely manage and administer COVID-19 vaccines. In addition to Pfizer’s Comirnaty, training is now available for the AstraZeneca/University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.

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• Information for COVID-19 vaccination providers

  The Department of Health has developed information for COVID-19 vaccination providers, including general practices, GP-led Respiratory Clinics, Aboriginal and Community Controlled Health Services and community pharmacies, about:

  • how to become a vaccination provider
  • vaccination training
  • clinical guidance
  • consent information 
  • reporting side effects from a COVID-19 vaccine

   

  Access this information here

• New COVID-19 vaccines website

  The Department of Health has developed a new vaccine website so people can stay informed. This website is regularly being updated with more information as it becomes available. Information will also be available in 63 languages.

  Access the website here.

• COVID-19 vaccination Phase 1A rollout presentation

  This presentation outlines the initial towns, suburbs, hubs and groups for the Australian Government's COVID-19 vaccination rollout Phase 1A.

  Access the presentation here

• Staged rollout of vaccines

  The Australian Government has a strategy to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to everyone living in Australia as soon as they are available. A staged rollout of the vaccine is expected to commence in February 2021.

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• COVID-19 vaccination – Common questions (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

  The Australian Government Department of Health has developed a resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

  Access this resource here. 

• ATAGI clinical guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine in Australia in 2021

  ATAGI has developed clinical guidance for immunisation providers and program staff on use of COVID-19 vaccine in Australia in 2021. It provides recommendations on the use of the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty (Pfizer). It will be updated as new information and vaccines become available.

  Access the clinical guidance here

• COVID-19 vaccines and flu vaccination

  The Australian Technical Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has provided advice on the relative timing of administering influenza and COVID-19 vaccines in 2021.

  Access the advice here 

• Therapeutic Goods Administration

  The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is responsible for monitoring the safety of all vaccines approved for use in Australia. TGA has put in place a comprehensive system to capture reports of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination, through:

  • Australia's well-established safety monitoring processes for vaccines
  • Enhancements to vaccine safety monitoring as described in the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring Plan
  • Active surveillance by SMS or email through AusVaxSafety

   

  Read more here

• AusVaxSafety

  The AusVaxSafety system, coordinated by NCIRS and funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, will be conducting comprehensive active safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines. This is to ensure the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and provide clinician and consumer confidence in the vaccination program.

  Read more here

• Australian Capital Territory

  Information about COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination program roll out in the Australian Capital Territory is available here.

   

   

• New South Wales

  NSW Health has developed information about the COVID-19 vaccination for NSW healthcare workers.

  Access this information here:

  Fact sheet for healthcare providers

  Information sheet for people receiving the COVID-19 vaccine - Comirnaty

  
  COVID-19 vaccination in NSW

• Northern Territory

  The Northern Territory government has developed resources to provide information about COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination program roll out. 

  Access this information here

   

• Queensland

  The Queensland government has developed a web page to provide information about COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination program.

  Access this information here

• South Australia

  The South Australian government's COVID-19 vaccinations web page provides information about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination program roll out in the state.  

  Access this information here 

• Tasmania

  The Tasmanian government has developed resources to provide information about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination program roll out.

  Access this information here

• Victoria

  The Victorian government has developed information about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination program in Victoria.

  Access this information here:

  Types of COVID-19 vaccines

  Who will be able get vaccinated first 

  Information for health care workers 

   

• Western Australia

  WA Health has developed a range of resources about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination program.

  Access this information here: 

  COVID-19 vaccine information for the general public

  COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination hubs in Western Australia

  COVID-19 vaccine resources