COVID-19 vaccination for workers

From 6 p.m. Monday 31 October 2022, there are no Public Health Directions in effect requiring you to be vaccinated in high risk settings, including:

• early childhood, primary and secondary education
• prisons, youth detention centres and watch houses
• airports
• residential aged care facilities
• shared disability accommodation services
• primary care, private hospitals and private allied health services

Decisions on mandatory vaccinations will instead be made by the owner or operator of these settings.

Workers in healthcare

Health service employees are any Queensland Health employees employed under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 in Hospital and Health Services and the Department of Health.

For Queensland Health aged care facilities, this means anyone who is directly employed by Queensland Health, including but not limited to:

• health care providers
• assistant nurses
• enrolled nurses
• registered nurses
• doctors
• allied health practitioners
• administration and support staff.

It does not include paramedics, contractors or service providers not employed by Queensland Health.

Queensland Health-operated residential aged care facilities

Queensland Health residential aged care facilities include aged care facilities and multi-purpose health services that provide aged care.

Cairns and Hinterland

• Babinda Multi-purpose Health Service
• Mossman Multi-purpose Health Service

Central Queensland

• Baralaba Hospital Multi-purpose Health Service
• Blackwater Hospital Multi-purpose Health Service
• Mount Morgan Multi-purpose Health Service
• Moura Multi-purpose Health Service
• Eventide Home Rockhampton
• North Rockhampton Nursing Centre
• Springsure Hospital Multi-purpose Health Service
• Theodore Multi-purpose Health Service
• Woorabinda Multi-purpose Health Service

Central West

• Alpha and Jericho Multi-purpose Health Service
• Barcaldine Multi-purpose Health Service
• Winton Multi-purpose Health Service

Darling Downs

• Dr E A F McDonald Nursing Home
• Forest View Residential Care Facility
• Inglewood Multi-purpose Health Service
• Karingal Nursing Home
• Milton House
• Mt Lofty Nursing Home
• Texas Multi-purpose Health Service
• The Oaks Residential Aged Care Facility

Mackay

• Clermont Multi-purpose Health Service
• Collinsville Hospital

Metro North

• Brighton Health Campus (Gannet House)
• Cooinda House

Metro South

• Redland Residential Care Facility

North West

• Cloncurry Hospital
• McKinlay Shire Multi-purpose Health Service

South West

• Augathella Multi-purpose Health Service
• Cunnamulla Multi-purpose Health Service
• Dirranbandi Multi-purpose Health Service
• Injune Multi-purpose Service
• Mitchell Multi-purpose Health Service
• Mungindi Multi-purpose Health Service
• Quilpie Multi-purpose Health Service
• Surat Multi-purpose Service
• Waroona Multipurpose Centre
• Westhaven Nursing Home

Sunshine Coast

• Glenbrook

Torres and Cape

• Cooktown Multi-purpose Health Service
• Weipa Hospital Multi-purpose Health Service

Townsville

• Eventide Charters Towers
• Parklands Residential Aged Care Facility
• Hughenden Multi-purpose Health Service
• Richmond Multi-purpose Health Service

Wide Bay

• Biggenden Hospital Multi-purpose Health Service
• Childers Multi-purpose Health Service