COVID-19 Vaccination & Resources

​This program has now ended.

We are currently finalising the COVID-19 Primary Care Vaccination Support Program - WAPHA and will provide an overview of the achievements and outcomes once all steps have been completed.

New initiatives are currently being implemented to assist our most vulnerable people to remain safe against COVID-19 infection and illness.

Resources for COVID-19 vaccination administrators. Immunisation providers are encouraged to print and utilise these resources to assist them in at vaccination sites. 

• Recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses (Poster) 
• Immunisation provider information and resources (External Site)  
• Adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) (External Site) 
• ATAGI clinical guidance for COVID-19 vaccine providers (External Site) 
• Resources for COVID-19 vaccine providers (External Site) 
• COVID-19 Vaccination provider communication kit - General Practice (External Site) 
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Vaccine Provider Resources (External Site) 
• COVID -19 Booster Eligibility Checker (Tool)

Resources for vaccination storage for general practice and vaccine administrators. 

• Cold Chain Management (External Site) 
• National Vaccine Storage Guidelines 'Strive for 5' (External Site) 

Approved vaccination sites can order COVID-19 vaccinations from the COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering System (CVAS)

For assistance with the COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering System (CVAS) please contact:  Vaccine Operations Centre (VOC) – 1800 316 75 covid19vaccineoperationscentre@health.gov.au

For further information and how to get access to COVID-19 Vaccinations please contact:  contact VOC at COVID19VaccineOperationsCentre@health.gov.au or by telephone at 1800 318 208.

Resources to assist General Practice with reporting requirements for COVID-19 Vaccinations.  

• Using the Australian Immunisation Register (External Site)
• Immunisation provider information and resources (External Site) 
• Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation medical exemption form (IM011) (External Site) 
• AIR Reports - Including AIR042A COVID-19 Vaccination Report (External Site) 
• Overseas Immunisations (External Site) 
• Adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) (External Site) 

Resources to assist General Practice with COVID-19 vaccinations & treatment.   

• COVID-19 information for health professionals (External Site) 
• Immunisation provider information and resources (External Site) 
• Adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) (External Site) 
• ATAGI Expanded Guidance on temporary medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines (External Site) 
• Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation medical exemption form (IM011) (External Site) 
• COVID clinics, select private pathology collection centres and GP respiratory clinics (External Site) 
• COVID-19 vaccination – patient resources (External Site) 

Resources to assist Residential Care Facilities with the management of COVID-19.  

• Consent for COVID-19 Vaccination for older people, incuding aged care residents, families and carers (Factsheet)
• COVID-19 advice for in-home aged care providers (External Site)  
• How prepared are you for a COVID-19 Outbreak (Resource)  
• Managing a COVID-19 outbreak in residential aged care (External Site) 
• Impact of COVID-19 on the risk of falling for older people (Resource) 
• COVID-19 information for health care and residential care workers (External site) 
• Planning checklist for COVID-19 vaccination (External site) 

Resources to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the management of COVID-19. 

• Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (External Site) 
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Vaccine Provider Resources (External Site) 
• National Indigenous Australians Agency COVID-19 Resources (External Site) 
• Healthy WA - COVID-19 Resources for Aboriginal People (External Site) 
• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - COVID-19 Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals (External Site) 

Resources to assist Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people with COVID-19.  

• WA Health - COVID-19 Translated Advice (External Site) 
• WA Health - COVID-19 Translated Information - Antiviral Treatments (External Site) 
• COVID-19 vaccination easy read resources (External Site) 

Resources for Patients to assist with the management of COVID-19.  

• Testing positive for COVID-19 (External Site) 
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Healthy WA (External Site) 
• Department of Health and Aged Care - COVID-19 Vaccines (External Site) 
• Health Direct COVID-19 (call 1800 022 222) (External Site) 
• Health Direct Service Finder (External Site) 
• COVID-19 vaccination – patient resources (External Site) 
• COVID-19 vaccine - Healthy WA (External Site) 
• COVID-19 vaccines: FAQs - National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (External Site) 
• Information for patients on acquiring proof of vaccination (External Site) 
• Information and advice for the community and businesses - WA Government (External Site) 

Resources to assist people with disability with COVID-19.  

• Vaccine booster advice for people with a disability (Factsheet)
• Vaccine booster advice for people with a disability (Easy read)
• COVID-19 Vaccination AUSLAN Videos (External Site)