As part of the continued expansion of the vaccination rollout program, businesses are now able to team up with vaccination providers to administer jabs to staff at their workplace.

Vaccination providers will be able to seek accreditation to administer COVID-19 vaccines at workplaces - similar to the way flu vaccines are administered - through a Request for Tender program that will kickstart Stage 3 of the National COVID Shield Campaign Plan.

The program will also facilitate acceleration of a range of other vaccine delivery methods, including additional support to vaccinate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other priority groups. 

Pfizer or Moderna will be the primary vaccinations administered through the workplace vaccination program, however workplaces will be able to order AstraZeneca if required. 

The Vaccine Administration Partners Program will establish a panel of accredited COVID-19 vaccination providers that can be accessed by government entities, businesses and other organisations to support vaccination priorities. The Australian Government will pay accredited COVID-19 vaccination providers on the panel a fixed price per vaccine dose. Businesses engaging COVID-19 immunisation providers from the panel will negotiate details of the arrangements directly with vaccination providers on the panel. 

Full details are available on AusTender website.