People now can check if they are eligible for COVID 19 vaccine by logging on the Vaccine Eligibility Checker availabe on the Health Direct link below.
https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/
Based on the information people give in their responses, they will be told whether they are eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccination.
The vaccine rollout is currently in Phase 1b.
These are the phases of the vaccine roll out.
Phase 1a | ||
Quarantine, border and front line health care workers will need to provide proof of occupation to demonstrate their eligibility Quarantine and border workers, including:
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Frontline health care worker sub-groups for prioritisation
*All other healthcare workers are included in Phase 1b, including medical and tertiary students with placements in these healthcare settings. | ||
Aged care and disability care staff
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Aged care and disability care residents | ||
Elderly adults aged 80 years and over | |
Elderly adults aged 70-79 years | |
Other health care workers | |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults over 55 | |
Adults with a specified medical condition | |
Adults with a disability who have a specified underlying medical condition | |
Critical and high risk workers including defence, police, fire, emergency services and meat processing | |
Phase 2a | |
Adults aged 60-69 years | |
Adults aged 50-59 years | |
Continue vaccinating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults | |
Other critical and high risk workers | |
Phase 2b | |
Balance of adult population | |
Catch up any unvaccinated Australians from previous phases | |
Phase 3 | |
< 16 if recommended* | |
More information is available on ATAGI’s advice to Government on priority population groups for COVID-19 vaccination.
These groups may change as more information becomes available