Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccines: NDIS participants aged 12 and over to become eligible for the Pfizer vaccine

The Australian Government Department of Health (Department of Health) has announced that NDIS participants aged 12 and over will become eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Key points:

- From Wednesday 25 August 2021, NDIS participants aged 12 and over will be eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

- The full media release of the update can be read here: https://ministers.dss.gov.au/media-releases/7476

- The Department of Health has published an information page on their website for people with disability about COVID-19 vaccines. This page also includes a number of Easy Read and Auslan resources for information about COVID-19 vaccines for people with disability: https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/information-for-service-providers-workers-and-people-with-disability-about-covid-19-vaccines/information-for-people-with-disability-about-covid-19-vaccines

To read the full update, follow the link below:

https://ndisqualityandsafeguardscommission.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/t/06B6FEC4EA069DEF2540EF23F30FEDED/7410039788BC3D88F990754F028F0E8F