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Getting your COVID-19 vaccine at your local pharmacy


    Getting your COVID-19 vaccine


    The National Disability Insurance Agency are working with The Pharmacy Guild of Australia to make it easier for NDIS participants to book and access COVID-19 vaccinations through local community pharmacies.


    We know that for many people accessing vaccines can be challenging, so the option to receive your COVID-19 vaccine at your local community pharmacy may be more accessible and suitable to your needs.


    More than 3,500 community pharmacies are participating across the country and more than one million doses of Moderna will be available through pharmacies in October in addition to the AstraZeneca vaccine.


    NDIS participants aged 12 and over are eligible for Moderna vaccine.


    NDIS participants aged 18 and over can choose to book an appointment to receive AstraZeneca following an assessment from a health provider.


    You can use the below link to access the online booking system where you can select a local pharmacy, choose which vaccine (Moderna or AstraZeneca) you would like to receive and make a booking.

    People with disability who need assistance booking a COVID-19 vaccine or need free, fact-checked information about COVID-19 can contact the Disability Gateway on 1800 643 787 or visit their website.


    Participants who have support coordination in their plans and need support to book and access COVID-19 vaccinations are encouraged to talk to their support coordinator.


    An additional $150, on top of plan funds, is available for participants to access support coordination for help with booking and accessing vaccinations.


    Participants can also utilise their existing Support Coordination budget should they need further assistance beyond the additional $150.

     

    South East Queensland Easing of Restrictions (COVID-19 Update)


      From 4pm AEST Friday 20 August 2021 restrictions will ease in these Local Government Areas:

      • Brisbane

      • Gold Coast

      • Ipswich

      • Lockyer Valley

      • Logan

      • Noosa

      • Moreton Bay

      • Redland

      • Scenic Rim

      • Somerset

      • Sunshine Coast.

      Eased restrictions in those areas will include allowing:

      • up to 30 people in homes and public spaces

      • up to 100 attendees at weddings with a maximum of 20 people dancing

      • up to 100 attendees at funerals

      • community sport, with reduced spectators and in line with density requirements

      • 75 per cent ticketed and allocated seating capacity for indoor events (with COVID Safe Checklist) and

      • 75 per cent ticketed and allocated seating capacity for stadiums over 20,000 people with COVID Safe Site Specific Plans

      Mask Requirements:

      • You must carry a mask with you at all times when you leave home, unless you have a lawful reason not to.

      • Public Transport and ride share must wear a mask including while waiting for the transport in a public space such as a bus stop, taxi rank or train station.

      • Indoors You must wear a mask in indoor spaces (including workplaces, but not in your own home) unless it is unsafe or you can stay 1.5 metres apart from other people.

      • Outdoors You must wear a mask when unable to stay 1.5 metres apart from other people who are not part of you household.

      • Schools Masks must be worn by teachers and staff (all schools), plus students in high school.

      Masks must be worn when at stadiums, at an airport, and on a domestic or international flight departing or arriving in Queensland.


      If you have any questions, please speak to your Service Coordinator or Service Manager, or call our 1300 032 175.


      As a reminder, to prevent the spread:


      🔹 Stay at home if you are sick;

      🔹 If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, get tested then isolate at home until you get the results and your symptoms resolve;

      🔹 If you have to leave your home, stay 1.5 metres away from other people—think two big steps;

      🔹 Wash your hands with soap and water, or hand sanitiser;

      🔹 Leave a location if it is crowded.


      If you have any concerns about your health, or are unsure if you need to get tested or isolate, or contact 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). Rural Lifestyle Options Australia will continue to monitor the situation and advise of any further updates.

       

      New South Wales Lockdown Extended (COVID-19 Update)


        The NSW Lockdown has been extended until at least Saturday, 28 August 2021.


        Residents in regional NSW will remain in lockdown after premier Gladys Berejiklian extended the restrictions to align with great Sydney.


        The lockdown for regional NSW was set to expire on Thursday night but given Covid-19 cases have been recorded as far west as Broken Hill the premier and deputy premier John Barilaro said they had no choice but to extend it to at least August 28.


        The state recorded 681 cases overnight, it was revealed on Thursday.


        “I want to announce, and the Deputy Premier will reinforce this, that given the outbreak in western New South Wales and a few cases elsewhere throughout the regions, at the lockdown in a regional New South Wales will align with the rest of New South Wales until at least August 28,” she said.


        Of the 681 cases, 25 were from Western NSW, five were from Hunter New England, one was from Central Coast LHD, one was from the Mid North Coast LHD and one was from Southern NSW while five cases are yet to be assigned to a region.


        Rural Lifestyle Options Australia's Murwillumbah office will remain closed during this time with office staff continuing to work remotely.


        As a reminder, to prevent the spread:


        🔹 Stay at home if you are sick;

        🔹 If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, get tested then isolate at home until you get the results and your symptoms resolve;

        🔹 If you have to leave your home, stay 1.5 metres away from other people—think two big steps;

        🔹 Wash your hands with soap and water, or hand sanitiser;

        🔹 Leave a location if it is crowded.


        If you have any concerns about your health, or are unsure if you need to get tested or isolate, or contact 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). Rural Lifestyle Options Australia will continue to monitor the situation and advise of any further updates.

         
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