Parkville Precinct Vaccination Hub

Key Messages

• The Parkville Precinct vaccine strategy is a coordinated approach with the RMH, PMCC, RWH and the RCH
• We have established the Parkville Precinct COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Hub in the RMH Function Centre, Ground floor at the RMH City Campus
• A new workforce has been mobilised to support the vaccination program

To provide information on the plans for vaccine rollout at the Parkville Precinct Vaccination Hub, a Webinar was held on 26 February 2021 for staff of RMH, RCH, the Women’s and Peter Mac.

The Webinar features presentations by:

• Russell Harrison, Chief Executive Western Health
• Prof Christine Kilpatrick AO, Chief Executive, Royal Melbourne Hospital
• Shane Crowe, Executive Director Nursing & Midwifery, Western Health
• Leah Blyth, RMH COVID-19 Vaccination Program Project Lead
• Dr Marion Kainer, Head of Unit Infectious Diseases, Western Health
• Dr Katherine Gibney, Infectious Diseases Specialist, RMH
• A/Prof Andrew Daley, Head of Infectious Diseases, the Women’s

Please click here or on the image to view the recording of the Webinar.

Slides used during the Webinar are also available – please click here to view.

Click here to access the ‘Arriving at the Parkville Precinct‘ vaccination hub information

Dr Katherine Gibney, Medical Lead of the COVID-Vaccine Program run at Royal Melbourne Hospital for the Parkville Precinct shares information on the COVID Vaccines and the vaccination process in the following videos that run for approximately one minute each:

COVID-Vaccine – Introduction

Efficacy of the COVID-19 Vaccines

Vaccine protection against different variants of COVID-19

Observation period post vaccination

Potential side effects of vaccination

Allergic reaction to the vaccine

Click here to view the Parkville Precinct COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Hub Manager Guide and Action Checklist for the Royal Melbourne Hospital.