The Victorian government has announced it will fast-track COVID vaccinations for aged care and disability workers as part of a five-day blitz.
Workers in private aged care facilities and the residential disability sector, which are managed by the Commonwealth, will be given priority access at walk-in vaccination hubs.
"We are going to be making it easier for them," Victoria's Disability, Ageing and Carers Minister Luke Donnellan said.
"We will be undertaking a five-day blitz to ensure workers in these vulnerable settings are protected against coronavirus."
The vaccination drive will be from Wednesday, June 2 to Sunday, June 6.
Mr Donnellan said the workers will have a priority lane to make the delivery quicker for them.
"This is very much about trying to stimulate that demand [from aged care workers], trying to actually get more workers, to get greater coverage of the private aged care sector and also the disability sector," he said.
"We have concerns that there isn't enough coverage, so that's very much why we're stepping in."
The following vaccination centres are participating in the five-day blitz:
- Royal Exhibition Building
- Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
- Sandown Racecourse
- Melbourne Showgrounds
- Former Ford Factory – Geelong
- Bendigo Community Clinic
- Ballarat Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre
- Shepparton Showgrounds – McIntosh Centre
- Traralgon Racecourse
- Wodonga Vaccination Hub
Federal government 'comfortable' with vaccine rollout
ABC News: Stephanie Ferrier
)The announcement came as the federal Aged Care Services Minister, Richard Colbeck, confirmed just over 31,000 aged care workers nationally were fully vaccinated, but said the government was not sure exactly how many have had the jab.
After a grilling at Senate Estimates, Mr Colbeck said the federal government was "comfortable" with the rollout to date.
Meanwhile, on Monday one resident of the Arcare Maidstone facility in Melborune was confirmed to have contracted the virus. Two staff members have also tested positive for the virus.
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