South Australia will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for high-risk health workers from August 4, with authorities warning they will move staff who refuse.
Authorities are driving an urgent push to vaccinate frontline doctors and nurses in South Australia, with mandatory vaccination requirements for COVID-19 staff due to start on 4 August.Unvaccinated health workers will be moved to low-risk areasThe ABC has learned only four out of five health workers who work in the Central Adelaide Local Health Network have had their first vaccination, with just 75 per cent of frontline COVID-19 health workers fully vaccinated.
The vaccination requirements are included in a direction signed off by Police Commissioner Grant Stevens on July 21, leaving health executives with two weeks to deal with the fallout. "Our clear message is, particularly in that COVID pathway, unless there is a really solid reason for not doing that, please come and get vaccinated."
"Precisely what work are you offering these people, where are you offering it, how permanent will it be, and what clarity can you offer these people?," she said.
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