COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – Staff, Client and Family Briefing
19 January 2021
On Monday 18 January the SA Health Department conducted a seminar for the Age and Disability Care sector to explain the Commonwealth and State Government plans of rolling out the COVID-19 Vaccine.
People living with disability in Group Homes and their support workers will be in the first Priority to receive the vaccine commencing from 15 February 2021. The vaccine will be administered either in hospitals or in their Group Home. More details will be provided to LDS closer to the commencement of vaccines.
Don Frater, head of the vaccine program, gave detailed information on the vaccine and the rollout program, including:
For LDS this means:
The process for booking in for your COVID-19 vaccination will be to utilise an online booking system. It is yet to be determined how you will be notified that you are in a group to be called up for your vaccination.
Post the injection everyone will need to wait 25-30 minutes to ensure no adverse reaction before being allowed to leave the vaccination centre.
Once LDS knows more about the process for both clients and staff members will be update you accordingly.
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout will help to keep our community safe and will be an important element of COVID-19 control along with other, ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. We thank you in advance for working with us on this process and we will continue to keep you informed as we move forward.
Contact:
Michael Kromwyk, Senior Service Development Manager on mkromwyk@ldssa.org.au
The National Coronavirus Hotline (Operates 24/7) 1800 020 080
The Australian Government Department of Health website
National Disability Insurance Scheme information, advice and updated FAQs website
For updates from the Lutheran Church of Australia website
We continue to monitor Government restrictions and responsibilities and will update this page with new information as it becomes available to ensure that all LDS families and friends are receiving the latest updates and information about what we are doing during this period. To ensure you receive the latest information please provide your details on this link - https://www.ldssa.org.au/contact-us/