In welcome news for something that should have occurred weeks ago
all Vic construction workers will now need to have had at least their first vaccination dose by midnight next Thursday to work on a construction site.
This should spike the vaccination rate up, and moreso as to do it within a week will mean that many will need to get AZ. While some Pfizer had already been set aside for construction workers I doubt that given the size of industry that it would be anywhere near the possible demand that is likely from doing this within a week.
Note that while the Commonwealth Gov announced some extra Pfizer/Moderna doses that it would appear from bookings that those extra Pfizer doses have not yet arrived, and Moderna was not scheduled to be delivered to Pharmacists till Monday 20th Sept (so possibly another day or so to get any volume into arms).
By Peta Fuller, ABC News
Vaccines will be mandatory for Victorian construction workers
Those who work in the sector will need to get their first does by next Thursday, September 23.
Daniel Andrews says there will be some limited medical exemptions but: "That industry needs to take this seriously."
There'll also be some limited exemptions if people can prove they've booked an appointment.
Tea rooms will need to close and food and drink can't be consumed indoors at work.
By Michael Doyle, ABC News
Construction workers will not be allowed to cross between metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria
From 11:59pm on Friday, construction workers will not be allowed to travel back and forth between metropolitan Melbourne and regional areas.
Premier Daniel Andrews says movement from construction workers was a risk to regional communities and it was no longer safe.
"They're not easy decisions to make but there is no alternative," he said.