College students focus of blitz

TASMANIA’S college student vaccine blitz will continue this week with nurses administering jabs on campus in the North and North-West.

The government’s Covid-19 vaccination schools program moves north on Monday with clinics at Launceston College and Don College in Devonport. The clinics will give up to 300 shots per day at each location to Year 11 and 12 students 16 and over, as well as any unvaccinated staff. Year 11 and 12 students from neighbouring high schools will also be able to access the clinics.

Clinics will then head to Hellyer College in Burnie later in the week, Newstead College in Launceston on September 20 and Tasmania’s independent and Catholic schools across the state over the next two weeks.

Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff said students and parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to discuss the vaccine beforehand and complete the consent form together.

It comes after a superclinic in Burnie administered 1400 jabs on the weekend and 1000 vaccinations went into arms at Hobart’s PW1 superclinic.