13 January 2022

Happy New Year! We hope you all managed to get some well-deserved rest during the festive season. As you may be aware, the Victorian Mandatory Vaccination (Specified Facilities) Order 2021 (No.1) expired at 11:59pm last night. This has been replaced by the new Orders which took affect from 11:59pm 12th January 2022 until 11:59pm 12th April 2022.

Which ANTA Members Does this Affect?

As per the previous Order, this updated order still only affects:

  • Practitioners who are Acupuncture and/or Chinese Herbal Medicine;
  • Practitioners who work in a public or private hospital (regardless of what work you perform);
  • Person's who work for Medical or Allied Health professionals (ANTA members are not Allied Health unless you are Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine). This includes contractors and administrative staff

If you work in retail, education, aged care, or any other industry, please seek guidance from your respective authorities on those areas as we are only providing information specific to the healthcare industry.

Vaccination

This Order requires the above persons to be vaccinated with a booster to continue working as a healthcare worker.

  • If you were fully vaccinated BEFORE 12th September 2021, you will be required to receive your booster vaccination by 12 February 2022.
  • If you were fully vaccinated AFTER 12th September 2021, you will be required to receive you booster vaccination by 29th March 2022.

Medical Exemptions

Please read through the Order as Medical Exemptions also apply. This includes being diagnosed with COVID-19. If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are unable to get your booster vaccination as a result, you are required to show proof of your COVID-19 Certificate in either digital or printed forms.

Definitions

Premises - does not include a worker's ordinary place of residence.

This means that these Orders do not apply to people who work from their ordinary place of residence.

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