The Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) will begin COVID-19 vaccination of far
south coast health workers, from Batemans Bay to Eden, at South East Regional Hospital
(SERH), Bega today.
The first busload of health workers from the Eurobodalla made their way down to Bega today to be vaccinated.
Southern NSW Local Health District say they are very pleased the NSW Government has also announced Wollongong as a COVID-19 vaccination hub from 15 March 2021, where staff from Bombala, Braidwood, Cooma, Delegate and Goulburn will be vaccinated.
Chief Executive Margaret Bennett says that this is a momentous occasion and an important
turning point for a region that has faced significant challenges in recent years following
drought, bushfires and floods. "The first staff to receive COVID-19 vaccinations will be those at highest risk of exposure to
COVID-19 positive patients. This group includes workers in emergency departments, aged
care and COVID-19 testing clinics.
“We are so pleased that our Priority 1a health workers will be among the first Australians to
receive a COVID-19 vaccination,” Ms Bennett said.
“Our teams have worked tirelessly managing our local COVID-19 response. We are
encouraged and relieved to know those frontline staff will all be immunised in coming weeks.”
Liverpool Hospital will manage the outreach clinic at South East Regional Hospital. When will I get a COVID-19 vaccine? (source)
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccines will become available in phases. Learn about priority groups and who will receive the first doses of the vaccine. Check your current eligibility
Use the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility checker to see in which phase you will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. You may need to provide evidence of eligibility to your vaccination provider before you can receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
There are some things you can do now, while you wait to be vaccinated. Find out what you can do to be ready for your COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccines – priority rollout
This video describes how vaccines will be rolled out, and who they will go to first.
