When will I get a COVID-19 vaccine?

Quarantine and border workers, including:

• staff at entry points to the country (such as sea ports and land borders)
• staff working in quarantine facilities, including those employed under Commonwealth, state or private agreements, and  
• Commonwealth employees (including Defence personnel) who are identified as having the potential to encounter returning travellers as part of their work.

Quarantine, border and front line health care workers will need to provide proof of occupation to demonstrate their eligibility.

Frontline health care worker sub-groups for prioritisation

• frontline staff in facilities or services such as hospital emergency departments,COVID-19 and respiratory wards, Intensive Care Units and High-dependency Units
• laboratory staff handling potentially infectious material
• ambulance and paramedics service
• GP respiratory clinics
• COVID-19 testing facilities

Frontline health care workers who fit under one of these sub groups will need to provide proof of occupation to demonstrate their eligibility. 

Aged care and disability care staff, including:

• nursing and personal care staff
• allied health professionals who routinely provide care
• kitchen, cleaning, laundry, garden and office staff

Aged care and disability care residents

Elderly people aged 80 years and over

Elderly people aged 70 years and over

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 55 years and over

Adults with an underlying medical condition or significant disability

Adults aged 60-69 years

Adults aged 50-59 years

Continue vaccinating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

Other critical and high risk workers

Balance of adult population

Catch up any unvaccinated Australians from previous phases