22 September 2021

Dear colleagues,

Queensland has recorded one new local COVID-19 case in the past 24 hours. Authorities aren’t worried about this case as the person was in home quarantine and part of the Sunnybank cluster.

In big news today the Premier announced that from today walk-ins are welcome for four of our Metro North vaccination clinics, including:

Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall: 1 Melaleuca Drive, Boondall

• 7 days a week, 8:30am – 6pm

Kippa Ring: 425-427 Elizabeth Avenue, Kippa Ring 

• 7 days a week, 8:30am – 3:50pm

Doomben Racecourse: 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD

• 7 days a week, 8:30am – 3:50pm

Caboolture Square: Caboolture Square Shopping Centre, 60 – 78 King Street, Caboolture

• Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
• Saturday, 8am – 4pm

So, go and tell your friends to get vaccinated! The Queensland Health website contains information on more clinics across the state.

I’d like to give staff another reminder that the evidence of their vaccine needs to be uploaded to the COVID-19 hub by next Thursday.

Regards,

Louise O’Riordan
Metro North COVID-19 Health Incident Controller

Metro North remains on Tier 1

Despite this ease of restrictions, Metro North will continue to remain on Tier 1 in our COVID response plan and moderate risk PPE, with fever clinic staff and emergency department triage staff wearing P2/N95 masks. We will be assessing this status over the next few weeks.

PPE guidelines are online for healthcare delivery and for residential aged care and disability accommodation.

Helpful links

• Qld Health contact tracing list
• Register for your vaccine
• Qld Health general COVID-19 page
• Metro North COVID-19 extranet

Metro North HHS – overview of cases*

*As at 22/09/2021 at 1430
**Metro North Health has four recorded deaths (one person a return traveller into NSW, who passed away in NSW)
*** These numbers reflect the cases being managed by Metro North Health.