29 Affected persons under the Vaccinations Order COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Amendment Order 2021 The purpose of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (Vaccinations Order) is to prevent, and limit the risk of, the outbreak or spread of COVID19 by requiring certain work to be carried out by affected persons who are vaccinated.
Historical legislative context of the Amended Vaccinations Order On 1 May 2021, the Vaccinations Order required a narrow group of border workers and Government officials working at the border or an managed isolation and quarantine facility (MIQF) to be vaccinated against COVID-19. On 14 July 2021, following an amendment to the Vaccination Order, the requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was broadened to most border workers (at affected airports and ports). On 17 October 2021, three additional COVID-19 vaccines were included in the amendment, including COVID-19 vaccine Moderna, COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca or COVID-19 vaccine Janssen. On 25 October 2021, three additional groups of affected persons were added in Schedule 2 as an amendment to the Vaccinations Order: •
Groups in relation to health and disability sector
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Groups in relation to prisons
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Groups in relation to affected education services
The Vaccinations Order is a legally binding health instruction which requires certain groups of workers to be vaccinated in order to undertake ‘certain work’.
29.1 Workers subject to the Amended Vaccinations Order The amended Vaccinations Order applies to people working at:
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