COVID-19 VACCINATION LINKS

COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION FOR WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The obligation for health care workers to be vaccinated covers employees, contractors, visiting practitioners, volunteers and students. It covers both temporary and permanent work.

Students attending placements in health care facilities

Students are considered as a Stage 1 Health Care Worker:

The Public Health (COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Workers) Order (No 3) are updated by NSw health on a regular basis. Use this lin to access the latest version.

There are several information topics that can be reviewed, such as working in NSW health facilities, aged care and disability services, and they can be located here.

More information: visit the NSW Health website.

WHERE CAN I GET VACCINATED?

NSW Health have several vaccination sites.

Vist the visit the NSW HEALTH COVID-19 Vaccination webpage to find out where a vaccination site is near you, including informtion about boosters and vaccination appointments.

You can book in for a vaccination or booster via these links:

REMEMBER: In order to ensure a student can commence a placement, it is important that any mandatory vaccinations as per the NSW Health Policy: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases are prioritised. This includes the 2021 influenza vaccine for students scheduled to attend placements in high-risk category A areas.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: You CANNOT undertake the vaccination if you have been vaccinated with any other vaccination in the past 2 weeks.