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Queensland miners to get priority jabs

Mine workers elevated under new plan to protect regional communities

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The Queensland Resources Council said it would move quickly after FIFO and DIDO workers were elevated to group 1b vaccination eligibility.

People classified as a 1b vaccination priority include aged care, disability care and health care workers; teachers, transport drivers, quarantine, airport, border and FIFO/DIDO workers; and critical and high-risk workers such as defence, police, fire and emergency services.

As well as encouraging FIFO and DIDO employees to register through the Queensland Health (QH) website to get vaccinated, the QRC is planning to establish a vaccination hub for FIFO workers at Brisbane Airport, subject to Pfizer vaccine availability.

QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said vaccinating FIFO and DIDO workers was an important step amongst a range of initiatives underway to protect regional communities from COVID-19.

"At this stage, Queensland's vaccination roll-out is driven by the availability of vaccine supplies, which are steadily increasing, but the QRC has made it clear to government that vaccinating resources communities remains a high priority," he said.

"The QRC will continue to advocate for resources communities to be vaccinated as soon as supplies become available."

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