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Unvaccinated staff and patrons will soon be able to enter most venues they’ve been locked out of under Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the new rules this morning.
From 1-AM next Thursday, pubs, clubs, cafes and restaurants will be open to unvaccinated people, along with theme parks, casinos and cinemas.
Those who are not jabbed will also be able to go to galleries, libraries, museums, stadiums and weddings unrestricted.
Mandates for hospitals, aged and disability care, prisons, schools and early childhood centres will remain in place.
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“The Chief Health Officer advises we can now safely ease these settings and still maintain a high level of protection,” the Premier said.
According to the latest figures from Queensland Health, more than 50 people have died with COVID-19 in the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service area.
More than 37,000 people have had the virus.
Only half of Queensland children aged five to 11 have been vaccinated and the Chief Health Officer, Dr John Gerrard, is appealing to parents to get their kids to a clinic.
“Numbers of young Queensland children vaccinated are still not where they should be,” he said.
“Their best protection is the vaccine and I would encourage every parent to consider it.”
Pop up vaccine hubs have been set up locally over the Easter school holidays.
You can find dates, times and locations here.
Main points
- Vaccination mandate for hospitality venues ends next week
- Mandates will remain in place for hospitals, aged care & disability facilities as well as schools
- More than 50 people have died with the virus in the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service area
