20 May 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccines: Australian Government Department of Health Disability Provider Alert (19 May 2021)​

The Australian Government Department of Health (Department of Health) has issued a Disability Provider Alert with updated information for disability providers.

Key point

• The Department of Health has issued a new Disability Provider Alert. The alert contains updated information about the continued rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, including for people with disability living in residential accommodation with two or more people.

Department of Health provider alert (19 May)

The Department of Health has issued a COVID-19 vaccination – Disability Provider Alert 19 May 2021.

The alert contains updated information about the continued rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, including for people with disability living in residential accommodation with two or more people.

The Department of Health webpage for this alert also contains attachments that outline the different ways that people with disability and their support workers can get the vaccine.

You can also find resources and information about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout from the Department of Health’s dedicated web page for disability service providers and Information for people with disability about COVID-19 vaccines webpage.

NDIS Commission COVID-19 vaccine information and resources

The COVID-19 vaccine information webpage on our website contains links to updates about COVID-19 vaccines and resources for NDIS providers.

We also have a COVID-19 vaccine webpage containing information for people with disability.

Contact Us

Call: 1800 035 544 (free call from landlines). Our contact centre is open 9.00am to 5.00pm (9.00am to 4.30pm in the NT), Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.

Email: contactcentre@ndiscommission.gov.au

Website: www.ndiscommission.gov.au