Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has released Queensland’s COVID Vaccination Plan and in essence, it is very simple – the sooner Queenslanders get vaccinated the sooner the state will open up.
Described as to unite families, protect Queenslanders and chart a course through the next stages of the pandemic, the Premier said that the key features of the plan are reported to include greater freedoms for those who are fully vaccinated including being able to cross the border from interstate hotspots in time for Christmas, which the Premier says will be achieved incautious and measured stages once 70 and 80% of eligible Queenslanders are double-dosed.
The Premier added that how quickly these milestones are achieved depends on how quickly Queenslanders come forward to be vaccinated, saying, “It’s simple,” adding, “The more of us who are vaccinated, the sooner we are safely reunited with friends and family interstate and overseas.”
The Premier said that as has been the case during the pandemic; the steps are measured and cautious, with the key milestones are:-
AT 70% OF QUEENSLAND’S ELIGIBLE POPULATION IS FULLY VACCINATED WHICH IS EXPECTED ON NOVEMBER 19:-
Anyone who has been in a declared domestic hotspot in the previous 14 days can travel into Queensland provided:
- They are fully vaccinated
- Arrive by air,
- Have a negative COVID test in the previous 72 hours
- Undertake home quarantine for 14 days
- Direct international arrivals into Queensland will have to complete 14 days quarantine in a Government-nominated facility.
- International arrivals who arrive via another state or territory will have to quarantine in a Government-nominated facility until 14 days have passed since they arrived in Australia.
AT 80% OF QUEENSLAND’S ELIGIBLE POPULATION IS FULLY VACCINATED WHICH IS EXPECTED ON DECEMBER 17:-
- Travelers from an interstate hotspot can arrive by road or air
- They must be fully vaccinated
- They must have had a negative COVID test in the previous 72 hours
- They required no quarantine
- Direct international arrivals can undertake 14 days (subject to review by AHPPC) home quarantine and subject to conditions set by Queensland Health, provided they are:
- Fully vaccinated
- Have a negative COVID test in the previous 72 hours
- Those who don’t meet these criteria will need to enter within Queensland’s international arrivals cap and quarantine in a Government-nominated facility, just like now.
- Those arriving via other states and territories won’t need to quarantine if they are:
- Fully vaccinated
- Have undertaken at least 14 days (subject to AHPPC review) of quarantine under the direction of another state or territory at home or in a government-nominated facility.
- Those who don’t meet the criteria to arrive via another state or territory will need to apply for a border pass and undertake up to 14 days (subject to review by AHPPC) quarantine in a government-nominated facility.
AT 90% OF QUEENSLANDERS FULLY VACCINATED
- There are no entry restrictions or quarantine requirements for vaccinated arrivals from interstate or overseas.
- Unvaccinated travelers will need to apply for a border pass, or enter within the international arrivals cap, and undertake up to 14 days (subject to review by AHPPC) quarantine
As of today:
- 72.26% of Queenslanders have had one dose
- 56.58% are fully vaccinated
As a reminder, people who are fully vaccinated are 86% less likely to catch COVID and pass it on, and if you are fully vaccinated your chance of dying from COVID-19 falls by 90%.
So Queensland, it is pretty simple and straightforward…if you are not vaccinated then you need to be vaccinated right now, if not for yourself which you should do whether you believe in vaccinations or not, but even if you do not believe in being vaccinated, you should do it for all you fellow Queenslanders.
A report by John Alwyn-Jones Special Correspondent, Travel and Tourism and resident in Queensland
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