Schools join Saturday vaccination blitz

Eight schools in the Moreton Bay Region will be part of a Super Saturday Vaccination Blitz tomorrow.

In total 116 schools across South East Queensland will host vaccination centres from 9am to 2pm for walk-ins.

The schools are: Albany Creek State High School, Bray Park State High School, Burpengary State Secondary College, Clontarf Beach State High School, Morayfield State High School, Pine Rivers State High School, Redcliffe State High School, Tullawong State High School, Woodford State High School.

Vaccination figures

It is part of the State’s drive to increase vaccination figures which currently stand at 73.66 per cent with one dose and 58.72 per cent two doses.

In comes as Queensland had no community transmission cases in the last 24 hours, but five overseas cases were found in hotel quarantine.

The Gold Coast man in his 30s, who was rushed to hospital this week, is described as being “very ill in hospital” by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

High-flow oxygen

Chief Health Officer Dr Jennette Young said the man was receiving “high-flow oxygen” and may need to go into intensive care.

Dr Young used today’s press briefing to tell the 675,000 people in the South-East corner who have not been vaccinated they are “at risk”.

“Your time is running out,” Dr Young said, “today is the day to get vaccinated.”

Truck driver

A truck driver, who had one dose of vaccine, has tested positive in Victoria on Wednesday is also causing concern as he was in Queensland on Monday and Tuesday this week. 

There were 6330 COVID tests carried out in Queensland in the last 24 hours and 15,681 vaccines administered.

Vaccinations by GPs and at pharmacies have now topped 50,000, said the Premier.

Exposure sites

Current exposure venues in Queensland and their date and time of concern are listed below.

In addition to these current exposure venues in Queensland, public health units will also contact affected businesses and households directly for contact tracing purposes even when they are not listed here.

Contact categories and health advice

Close contacts

If you have been to a close contact location in Queensland at the relevant times, you are considered a close contact and must do the following:

1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine
2. get tested at your earliest opportunity
3. complete the online contact tracing form by clicking or tapping on the name for the relevant location in the table below. A pop up window will appear with specific advice for that location and a link to the form
   If you are unable to complete the contact tracing form please call 134 COVID (134 268)
4. continue to quarantine even after receiving a negative result. After you complete the contact tracing form you will be contacted by Queensland Health
5. continue to monitor for symptoms while you are quarantined. If you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result
6. as you are a close contact:
   • you are required to quarantine for 14 days from the time you were at the venue.
   • anyone who resides at your home or accommodation is considered a secondary contact and must do the following:

     Secondary contacts

     1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine as per the Management of Secondary Contacts Direction
     2. continue to monitor for symptoms while you are quarantined. You only need to get tested if:
        • you become symptomatic, then isolate until you receive a negative result
        • any of the people in the household test positive for COVID-19.
     3. quarantine until 14 days have passed since the close contact you live with in the same household had contact with the positive COVID-19 case or until you receive further instructions from Queensland Health or an emergency officer.

Casual contacts

If you have been to a casual contact location at the relevant times, you are considered a casual contact and must do the following:

1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine
2. get tested at your earliest opportunity
3. continue to quarantine until you receive a negative result
4. enter your details into the contact tracing form by clicking or tapping on the name for the relevant location in the table below. You will not be contacted by Queensland Health unless additional information about the exposure changes the risk level
5. continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.

Low risk contacts

If you have been to a low risk contact location at the relevant times, you are considered a low risk contact and must do the following:

1. get tested at your earliest convenience but you do not need to quarantine until you receive a negative test result
2. continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.

If you are no longer in Queensland please check with the relevant state health department for health advice and requirements.

Read about requirements for Leaving home quarantine.

This table last updated 21 Oct 2021 6:59pm.