One third of West Australian aged care workers would quit if the government mandates the COVID-19 vaccination, according to a survey conducted by the nursing union in the state. The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) state secretary Mark Olson said that ...
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National cabinet agrees to mandatory vaccines for aged care workers
The Covid-19 jab could become mandatory for aged care workers after the federal and state governments agreed to the measure. Demands for mandatory vaccines have risen in recent days after Victoria’s Covid-19 outbreak passed between staff and residents at Melbourne’s Arcare facility. Speaking after ...
More »Confusion over COVID-19 vaccine timeline continues, minister Colbeck enters the fray
Australians were never expected to have two COVID-19 doses before the end of 2021, Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck says. The development comes as Moderna has also announced it will supply 25 million vaccines doses to Australia under a new supply deal. ...
More »‘No issue from our end’: Hunt on vaccine rollout dispute
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended Australia’s vaccine rollout after states and territories lashed the government over claims they were holding back vaccine doses from the public. Australia has administered a mere 670,000 vaccines as of March 31, falling ...
More »Health workers could be punished for anti-vax messages, European vaccine rollout under a cloud
As the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out across aged care homes nationwide there have been encouraging signs from overseas as to the various vaccines' ability to reduce infection. In the US, as of February, 1,315,000 people had been infected across ...
More »Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory for healthcare workers?
With phase 1a of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway this week, questions still stand about the public's appetite to get vaccinated. Recent data from the Melbourne Institute’s fortnightly Taking the Pulse of the Nation (TTPN) survey found that willingness to ...
More »COVID vaccine: government releases training, reveals proof of vaccination certificates
The government has announced the release of training modules for staff who will administer the COVID-19 vaccines to the Australian public. Developed in partnership with the Australian College of Nursing, the free training covers multi-dose vials, handling and storage of ...
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