Dear ,

Re: COVID-19 mandatory vaccinations for workers in health care settings
 

I am writing to inform you about the mandatory vaccination requirements introduced by the ACT Government that will affect you if you work in the following health care settings:

• in health care facilities operated by Canberra Health Services
•  in a hospital, including public and private hospitals
•  in a day hospital, defined as a facility where a person is admitted for surgical or medical treatment and discharged on the same day

Workers at these health care facilities must meet the following COVID-19 vaccination requirements in order to attend work:

• on or after 29 October, but before 1 December 2021, have had received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
• on or after 1 December 2021, have had received at least 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Workers who are unable to have a COVID-19 vaccine can request a COVID-19 vaccination exemption for medical reasons.

A ‘health care worker’ is defined as the following:

• any person who provides health, medical, nursing, dental, pathology, pharmaceutical, social work, or allied health services to a patient, including in a voluntary or unpaid capacity
• any person who provides direct care to a patient at a health care setting
• any person who is a student and on a placement at a health care setting as a formal part of their education
•  a paramedic whose work involves transporting, or assessing whether to transport, persons to or from a hospital or a public health setting, including any treatment incidental to that work
• any person who regularly provides goods or services at a health care setting either paid or voluntary. This can include, but is not limited to:
  • administrative staff
  • personal care workers
  • ancillary staff
  • a pastoral care worker or clergy
  • regular volunteers
  • people who provide lifestyle care and people who are employed or engaged by a third party who provide goods or services at the health care setting.

Please stay safe, and if there is anything we can do to assist you during this time, please don't hesitate to contact the office on 03 9940 3900 or email: info@audiology.asn.au

Yours sincerely, 

Dr Tony Coles

CEO

Audiology Australia
Suite 101, 13 Cremorne Street Cremorne, VIC 3121
ABN: 31 168 531 324 | p: 03 9940 3900 | e: info@audiology.asn.au | w: www.audiology.asn.au