People now  can check if they are eligible for COVID 19 vaccine by logging on the Vaccine Eligibility Checker availabe on the Health Direct link below.

https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/

Based on the information people give in their responses, they will be told whether they are eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccination.

The vaccine rollout is currently in Phase 1b.

These are the phases of the vaccine roll out.



Phase 1

Quarantine, border and front line health care workers will need to provide proof of occupation to demonstrate their eligibility

Quarantine and border workers, including:

  • staff at entry points to the country (such as sea ports and land borders)
  • staff working in quarantine facilities, including those employed under Commonwealth, state or private agreements, and  
  • Commonwealth employees (including Defence personnel) who are identified as having the potential to encounter returning travellers as part of their work.

 

Frontline health care worker sub-groups for prioritisation

  • frontline staff in facilities or services such as hospital emergency departments,COVID-19 and respiratory wards, Intensive Care Units and High-dependency Units
  • laboratory staff handling potentially infectious material
  • ambulance and paramedics service
  • GP respiratory clinics
  • COVID-19 testing facilities

*All other healthcare workers are included in Phase 1b, including medical and tertiary students with placements in these healthcare settings.

 

Aged care and disability care staff

  • nursing and personal care staff
  • allied health professionals who routinely provide care
  • kitchen, cleaning, laundry, garden and office staff

 

Aged care and disability care residents

 

 

Phase 1b 

Elderly adults aged 80 years and over

 

Elderly adults aged 70-79 years

 

Other health care workers

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults over 55

 

Adults with a specified medical condition
 *People will need to provide proof of these conditions to demonstrate their eligibility for vaccination via My health record, a health professional referral if required or a declaration form.

 

Adults with a disability who have a specified underlying medical condition

 

Critical and high risk workers including defence, police, fire, emergency services and meat processing
 * Workers will need to provide proof of occupation to demonstrate their eligibility.

 

 

Phase 2a 

Adults aged 60-69 years

 

Adults aged 50-59 years

 

Continue vaccinating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

 

Other critical and high risk workers

 

 

 

Phase 2b 

Balance of adult population

 

Catch up any unvaccinated Australians from previous phases

 

 

Phase 3

< 16 if recommended*

 

 

More information is available on ATAGI’s advice to Government on priority population groups for COVID-19 vaccination.

These groups may change as more information becomes available

 

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