In 2021, healthcare workers had to have had at least two doses of a COVID vaccine to return to work. Now, they are being asked to provide feedback as the state government looks to dial back the requirements.
New South Wales healthcare workers may no longer need to meet COVID vaccination requirements as the government considers lifting their pandemic-era rulings.
"But Dr Chant and I realised that our system needs to continue to function beyond the peak of COVID," he said.Mr Park said he would only consider dropping to two-dose requirement after consulting with healthcare staff, who have a vaccination rate of 98 per cent. Associate Professor Holly Seale, an infectious disease specialist at the University of New South Wales, and said she too supported the government's review.
She said new evidence meant there could be a shift away from healthcare workers and continuing to focus on those most at risk of severe outcomes, including older Australians, the immunocompromised, and those with a chronic health condition.
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