Nearly three weeks ago we announced a goal to administer 1 million doses in five weeks, and so far, we’ve delivered just under 500,000 doses.ĪstraZeneca is a safe and effective vaccine and there are 72,745 Astra Zeneca appointments available across Victoria over the next three weeks. Getting vaccinated has never been more important – it is our way out of this pandemic. The total number of doses administered through these services is 2,449,255.Įveryone between ages 16 to 59 is now eligible to receive Pfizer vaccinations through both state-run centresand participating GPs. Yesterday, 33,455 vaccine doses were administered by Victoria’s state-commissioned services yesterday. The Department of Health and the Department of Education will work directly with schools, and students and parents will receive the advice on how to arrange a booking through their schools. Students and teachers will be able to book one of these priority appointments from Monday 6 September. Students and teachers will need to book an appointment, as walk ups are not available as part of this blitz. Update: Priority vaccination access for Year 12 studentsĪ priority vaccination program from Tuesday 7 September until Friday 17 September will be put in place to ensure our senior students sitting year 12 exams have certainty and are ready for exams.Īs part of this program, year 12 students will be given priority booking access at our state-run clinics, as will their teachers and examiners. In-home care – like babysitters – will also be expanded to school aged children but only if both parents are authorised workers.įurther information about the easing of restrictions when 70 per cent of Victorians have had at least one vaccine dose is available at Slowing the spread and keeping our state safe. Playgrounds will also have QR codes for checking in. Playgrounds will be for children under 12 with only one parent or carer, and adults should not remove their masks to eat or drink. Other restrictions – including mask wearing – will stay the same.įrom 11.59pm on Thursday 2 September, playgrounds will re-open – with strict rules to keep everyone safe. Until then there will still be only five reasons to leave home: shopping for food and supplies, authorised work and study, care and caregiving, exercise, and getting vaccinated. This is estimated to be around 23 September. Update: Restrictionsĭue to the ongoing level of community transmission and the continued number of unlinked cases popping up across the state, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has declared that almost all of the current lockdown restrictions will remain in place until 70 per cent of Victorians have had at least one dose of vaccine. This means residents in those LGAs will no longer be eligible for a Cross-border Extreme Risk Zone permit to enter Victoria or return from NSW. Six Victorian local government areas including Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, City of Benalla, Buloke, Loddon, Yarriambiack and two NSW LGAs - Broken Hill and Edward River - will no longer be included as a cross border community. That’s why we are reducing the number of communities in the border bubble from 11.59pm on Thursday 2 September. With over one thousand cases per day, and a trajectory of exponential growth, the risk that NSW poses to Victoria is bigger than ever. More information will be available as these matters are investigated. If this is happening to you (or someone you know or live with) and help is required, please seek medical care. We know COVID-19 symptoms can rapidly worsen. We send our deepest condolences to the families and communities involved – and we will be working with them to give them the support and guidance they need over the coming days. Sadly, the Department was notified yesterday of the death of two Victorians diagnosed with COVID-19 - a female aged in her 60s from Hume and a female aged in her 40s from Darebin. The total number of confirmed cases in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic is 22,187. 21 cases are in intensive care and 14 cases are on ventilators. There are 58 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria. There are 900 active cases in Victoria – 895 locally acquired and five overseas acquired cases. Victoria was notified of 120 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday.
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