❓ The Minister for Health provides an update on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, specifically detailing arrangements at the Lakeside Joondalup Community Vaccination Clinic and access for northern suburbs residents. The response highlights strong demand, vaccine availability, and booking procedures.
AnsweredQoN 283Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS — VACCINATIONS — JOONDALUP
283. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the state government's
efforts in getting as many Western Australians as possible vaccinated against
COVID-19. Can the versatile minister update the house on the rollout of the
COVID-19 vaccination program and outline the arrangements that are now in place
at the Lakeside Joondalup Community Vaccination Clinic and what this means for
those in my electorate and across the northern suburbs?
283. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the state government's
efforts in getting as many Western Australians as possible vaccinated against
COVID-19. Can the versatile minister update the house on the rollout of the
COVID-19 vaccination program and outline the arrangements that are now in place
at the Lakeside Joondalup Community Vaccination Clinic and what this means for
those in my electorate and across the northern suburbs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for her question.
She is one of the great group of northern suburbs members who are strongly
advocating for their communities. It is a really important question. The events
in Victoria and, in particular, New South Wales remind us that COVID-19 is an
ever-present danger to our community and the only way we can get through this
global pandemic is if we take the opportunity to get vaccinated when we are
due. That is the reason I was delighted to be with some members earlier in the
week at the Lakeside Joondalup Community Vaccination Clinic. I note that that
clinic is now offering the Pfizer vaccine to eligible people, which includes
those aged 50 to 59 years. Demand at the
Joondalup clinic has been very strong. We were pleased to see that more than 44
000 people have booked their vaccinations at this centre. I was
particularly pleased to be there with the member for Kingsley, who rolled up
her sleeve for WA and made sure that she was part of the growing cohort of
people in the community who are getting themselves vaccinated. The clinic has
the capacity to vaccinate 5 800 people a week. We aim to boost access to
vaccination for people living in the northern suburbs. We now have a clinic
operating in Claremont, we have the clinic in Kwinana which yesterday had
queues right out the door and, as I said, the Joondalup clinic is running red
hot.
Those aged 30 to 39 years who have
made bookings at our state-run clinics will be vaccinated. Bookings for this
cohort have been extremely high—appointments are already booked out
until August. People aged 30 to 39 who have
not yet made a booking are encouraged to do so at rollup.wa.gov.au. They need
to register their details, then they will enter a virtual waiting room
and be contacted as soon as more Pfizer supplies are available from the commonwealth. Pfizer appointments will be offered
Sunday to Wednesday each week in the community vaccination clinic in the
west mall of Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City. Community members aged 60 years
and over who are eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine can book their
appointments for Thursday through to Saturday. If people have already received
the AstraZeneca vaccine, like the Premier and I, please note that the
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation—ATAGI, as it is
colloquially referred to—advises that it is very safe to receive a second
AstraZeneca vaccine.
I am very proud to say that
yesterday was a record in our clinics so far, with 6 345 people getting
themselves vaccinated. That now means that Department of Health staff have
administered more than 254 000 COVID-19 vaccinations right across Western Australia.
This is in addition to our GP networks that are undertaking this task and the
commonwealth-funded respiratory clinics.
The
message to everyone is: if you have not been vaccinated, please book your
appointment today and roll up for WA.
She is one of the great group of northern suburbs members who are strongly
advocating for their communities. It is a really important question. The events
in Victoria and, in particular, New South Wales remind us that COVID-19 is an
ever-present danger to our community and the only way we can get through this
global pandemic is if we take the opportunity to get vaccinated when we are
due. That is the reason I was delighted to be with some members earlier in the
week at the Lakeside Joondalup Community Vaccination Clinic. I note that that
clinic is now offering the Pfizer vaccine to eligible people, which includes
those aged 50 to 59 years. Demand at the
Joondalup clinic has been very strong. We were pleased to see that more than 44
000 people have booked their vaccinations at this centre. I was
particularly pleased to be there with the member for Kingsley, who rolled up
her sleeve for WA and made sure that she was part of the growing cohort of
people in the community who are getting themselves vaccinated. The clinic has
the capacity to vaccinate 5 800 people a week. We aim to boost access to
vaccination for people living in the northern suburbs. We now have a clinic
operating in Claremont, we have the clinic in Kwinana which yesterday had
queues right out the door and, as I said, the Joondalup clinic is running red
hot.
Those aged 30 to 39 years who have
made bookings at our state-run clinics will be vaccinated. Bookings for this
cohort have been extremely high—appointments are already booked out
until August. People aged 30 to 39 who have
not yet made a booking are encouraged to do so at rollup.wa.gov.au. They need
to register their details, then they will enter a virtual waiting room
and be contacted as soon as more Pfizer supplies are available from the commonwealth. Pfizer appointments will be offered
Sunday to Wednesday each week in the community vaccination clinic in the
west mall of Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City. Community members aged 60 years
and over who are eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine can book their
appointments for Thursday through to Saturday. If people have already received
the AstraZeneca vaccine, like the Premier and I, please note that the
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation—ATAGI, as it is
colloquially referred to—advises that it is very safe to receive a second
AstraZeneca vaccine.
I am very proud to say that
yesterday was a record in our clinics so far, with 6 345 people getting
themselves vaccinated. That now means that Department of Health staff have
administered more than 254 000 COVID-19 vaccinations right across Western Australia.
This is in addition to our GP networks that are undertaking this task and the
commonwealth-funded respiratory clinics.
The
message to everyone is: if you have not been vaccinated, please book your
appointment today and roll up for WA.
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