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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 562 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 August 2021 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CORONAVIRUS — HOTEL QUARANTINE — STAFF VACCINATIONS

562. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the Minister for Health:

I refer to the media statement dated 19 April 2021 titled ''COVID-19 vaccination to be mandatory for hotel quarantine system''.

(1) How many workers are currently employed in the hotel quarantine system?

(2) How many of these workers have received both their first and second vaccination against COVID-19?

(3) How many workers were discharged from the hotel quarantine system for failing to become fully vaccinated by the mandatory vaccination date of 10 May 2021?

(4) Are there any workers currently in the hotel quarantine system who have not received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccination?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) There are 1 092.

(2) For the first dose, there are 1 092 and for the first and second, there are 1 029.

(3) This data is held by the respective contracted security companies, not Health.

(4) Yes.