COVID-19 vaccine delivery team deploy to aged care facility in Nowra, NSW
Channel: Royal Australian Navy
Date: 2021-03-14

On the 12th of March 2021, six Australian Defence Force (ADF) vaccine delivery teams deployed to aged care and disability facilities in Sydney, the NSW South Coast, Brisbane, North Queensland and Perth. This support will expand to up to 12 teams over the coming weeks.
 
ADF support to this rollout is focusing on older and disabled Australians given the greater risk of serious illness if they get COVID-19, as outlined in phase 1a of the COVID-19 vaccine national rollout strategy. 
 
All ADF personnel assisting with the rollout of vaccines have been appropriately trained in the safe delivery of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.
 
This support is in addition to the 20 Defence personnel providing planning and logistics support to the Department of Health’s Vaccine Operations Centre in Canberra, which is overseeing the national vaccine rollout.
 
All ADF vaccine delivery teams will wear the appropriate personal protective equipment in line with the requirements of the state or territory they are operating in.

Further locations for the ADF vaccine delivery teams are being determined in consultation with the Department of Health.