Need to have two shots or one with negative test
CONSTRUCTION workers will be allowed back on the job if they meet the vaccination conditions.
With work sites to begin operating at 50 per cent capacity from Wednesday, workers will need to provide evidence that they have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, one dose of a vaccine at least three weeks before attending work, or one dose of a vaccine and, if less than three weeks since that vaccine was administered, a negative test in the previous 72 hours.
To help get them back on the job site, they will also receive priority vaccination at a dedicated clinic to be hosted at Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday, August 15, where it is hoped 8,000 workers will receive the jab.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said construction was critical to the state’s economy, employed hundreds of thousands of workers and for it to remain viable, they needed to restart projects and get construction workers where they were most needed.
“But we also need to minimise the risk of Covid-19 transmission to keep our communities safe, and these measures will help us achieve that balance,” he said.
There will be exemptions for individuals with medical or other conditions that make vaccination unsuitable.
In the last four weeks, Cumberland has had 598 new locally aquired infections, while 250 were active in the community.
Almost 2,000 people received AstraZeneca vaccinations in a successful Super Sunday event – targeting supermarket staff and food supply workers – at the NSW Health Vaccination Centre at Sydney Olympic Park, ahead of this week’s vaccine rollout for HSC students.
