Rio Tinto and WA Government's Pilbara vaccination blitz commences
September 16 2021 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Simon Trott joined WA Health
Minister Roger Cook today to open the Tom Price COVID-19
vaccination clinic aimed at boosting vaccination rates in the
Pilbara, Western Australia.
The clinic, set up in partnership with Rio Tinto, WA’s
Department of Health, WA Country Health Service and the Shire of
Ashburton, will operate from 9am to 6pm at the Tom Price Community
Centre from today through to 21 September. It will return in the
coming weeks to enable the community to receive their second dose
of the vaccine.
Vaccination bookings are available for all people who live or
are currently in the region, including local and Aboriginal
communities, Rio Tinto employees, contractors and their families.
Walk-in appointments will also be welcomed.
Vaccine supply is sufficient to vaccinate the entire population
of Tom Price over the age of 12, which is estimated to be about
3,000 people.
The WA Department of Health is also taking bookings for the
Paraburdoo clinic, which is set to open to the community at
Ashburton Hall on 23 September.
Rio Tinto is working with the WA Government to establish similar
clinics in Pannawonica and Dampier, and stands ready to provide
logistical support as required to assist with the vaccination
rollout in remote Aboriginal communities.
The vaccination hubs at Perth Airport (T2 and T3) will open from
11 October, targeting workers returning to Perth, with bookings
open from 27 September via rollup.wa.gov.au.
Rio Tinto is pleased to announce that the hubs will be available
to Rio Tinto’s FIFO workforce who regularly travel to and from the
Pilbara, as well as Western Australia’s wider FIFO mining industry
who wish to utilise the facilities.
For further information or to make an appointment, visit
rollup.wa.gov.au.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Simon Trott urged all
eligible community members in Tom Price to ‘roll up for WA’ and
play their part in boosting vaccination rates in the Pilbara.
“We urge the local community to take advantage of having the
clinic on their doorstep, and make an appointment as soon as
possible. At the end of this blitz, we would love for Tom Price to
be the most vaccinated town in Australia which would be a terrific
outcome.
“By setting up and running the clinic in Tom Price, it allows
the Department of Health to free up resources that can be used to
prioritise vaccinations in remote Aboriginal communities, which is
a vital part of WA’s pathway out of the pandemic.
“Rio Tinto is proud to work with the WA Government on this
important partnership and will continue to look at ways to help to
boost vaccination rates across regional WA.”
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