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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 536 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 August 2021 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CORONAVIRUS — VACCINATIONS — HEALTHCARE WORKERS

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

I refer to the COVID-19 protocol breach at Fiona Stanley Hospital on July 27 and the threat posed to unvaccinated healthcare workers.

(1) What is the number of healthcare workers employed in the public health sector?

(2) What percentage of the workforce, by clinical and non-clinical employees, is fully vaccinated against COVID-19?

(3) How is the state supporting and incentivising healthcare workers to become fully vaccinated as quickly as possible?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

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

(1) The number is 52 202.

(2) The total percentage of the healthcare workforce fully vaccinated is 66 per cent, and 74 per cent of healthcare workers have received a first dose. WA Health does not separate data for clinical and non-clinical employees. WA Health has targeted all healthcare workers, both clinical and non-clinical, as all of them may be involved in caring for people in hospital.

(3) Healthcare workers across WA have been provided access to COVID-19 vaccinations through their workplaces and can walk into any state-run clinic at any time and be vaccinated.