Western Victoria’s primary health providers has an important role in administering COVID-19 vaccines as well as helping ensuring the community has access to accurate and up-to-date information on the vaccine roll-out across our region.
Stay informed
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For vaccine providers
- HealthPathways COVID-19 vaccination pages >> westvic.communityhealthpathways.org/839877.htm
- Information for COVID-19 vaccination providers >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/information-for-covid-19-vaccination-providers
- Advice for COVID-19 vaccination providers >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/information-for-covid-19-vaccination-providers/covid-19-vaccine-advice-for-vaccine-providers
- COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Centre >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccine-operations
- COVID-19 vaccine – Clinical considerations >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/information-for-covid-19-vaccination-providers/covid-19-vaccine-clinical-considerations
- COVID-19 Vaccine MBS items >> www.mbsonline.gov.au/internet/mbsonline/publishing.nsf/Content/News-210301a
- Advice and guidance on delivering COVID-19 vaccinations (including fact sheets and posters) >> www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/covid-19-vaccination-advice-for-covid-19-vaccine-providers
- Vaccine safety monitoring and reporting >> www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-vaccine-safety-monitoring-and-reporting
- Site requirements for COVID-19 vaccination clinics >> www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/02/covid-19-vaccination-site-requirements-for-covid-19-vaccination-clinics.pdf
- COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for frail older people, including those in residential aged care facilities >> www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/02/covid-19-vaccination-covid-19-vaccination-decision-guide-for-frail-older-people-including-those-in-residential-aged-care-facilities.pdf
- COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect Checker >> www.healthdirect.gov.au/covid-19-vaccine-side-effect-checker
- TGA directives on advertising COVID-19 vaccines to the Australian public >> www.tga.gov.au/advertising-covid-19-vaccines-australian-public
- Vaccine dose policy >>www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-vaccination-vaccine-dose-policy
- Victorian COVID-19 Vaccination Guidelines >> www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/victorian-covid-19-vaccination-guidelines
- Recommendations for developing COVID-19 vaccine communication materials >> www.ncirs.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-03/Recommendations%20for%20developing%20COVID-19%20communication%20materials_final.pdf
- Vaccination Clinics social media and website resources
Health provider training
- COVID-19 Vaccination training for immunisers >> covid19vaccinationtraining.org.au/login/index.php
- Victorian COVID-19 e-Learning Competency (pre-requisite training for Victorian emergency authorised registered health professionals to administer COVID -19 vaccines in Victoria) >> education-mvec.mcri.edu.au/courses/dh-covid19
- Victorian COVID-19 AstraZeneca Supplementary eLearning >> education-mvec.mcri.edu.au/courses/covid19az
Information on the vaccines
- Therapeutic Goods Administration COVID-19 Vaccines >> www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-vaccines
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in elderly patients >> www.tga.gov.au/media-release/investigation-reveals-no-specific-risk-covid-19-vaccinations-elderly-patients
- AusVaxSafety COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Surveillance >> www.ausvaxsafety.org.au/our-work/covid-19-vaccine-safety-surveillance
- About the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/learn-about-covid-19-vaccines/about-the-oxfordastrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine
Western Victoria hospital vaccination clinics
The State Government has appointed Barwon Health and Ballarat Health Services to coordinate the Hospital Vaccination Hubs as part of Phases 1a and 1b of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. This includes hub clinics delivered by South West Healthcare and Wimmera Health Care Group.
Western Victoria GP vaccine clinics
We have compiled a list of all GP clinics in western Victoria eligible to administer a COVID-19 vaccines >> westvicphn.com.au/covid-19-response/covid-19-vaccinations/western-victoria-covid-19-vaccine-clinics
Information for general practices
Information for aged care providers
- COVID-19 vaccine aged care readiness toolkit >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccine-aged-care-readiness-toolkit
- Aged care stakeholder toolkit resources (including fact sheets, posters and guidelines >> www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/covid-19-vaccination-aged-care-stakeholder-kit
Community information
General
- COVID-19 Vaccines information >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines
- Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/getting-vaccinated-for-covid-19
- After your AstraZeneca vaccine >> www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-vaccination-after-your-astrazeneca-vaccine
- COVID-19 vaccine campaign materials >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccines-campaign-materials
- Vaccine eligibility checker >> covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au
- Patient information sheet on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome >> www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/patient-information-sheet-on-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-and-thrombosis-with-thrombocytopenia-syndrome-tts
Information for specific populations
- COVID-19 Vaccination information in other languages >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccine-information-in-your-language
- Information for people with disability about COVID-19 vaccines >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/getting-vaccinated-for-covid-19/information-for-people-with-disability-about-covid-19-vaccines
- Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about COVID-19 vaccines >> www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/getting-vaccinated-for-covid-19/information-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples-about-covid-19-vaccines
- Communication materials – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples >> www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/covid-19-vaccination-communication-materials-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples
- NACCHO/NCIRS Information about COVID-19 vaccines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People >> www.ncirs.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-03/FINAL%20NCIRS%20NACCHO%20FAQs%20v2%2020210325.pdf
- Easy Read Resources >> www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/covid-19-vaccination-easy-read-resources
- Auslan Videos >> www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/advice-for-people-at-risk-of-coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-people-with-disability#videos
- COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy >> www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-vaccination-covid-19-vaccination-decision-guide-for-women-who-are-pregnant-breastfeeding-or-planning-pregnancy
Last modified: 7 May, 2021