Around 150 people will work to convert the former Bunnings warehouse at Belmont into a mass vaccination hub over a six-week period.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is confident the vaccination hub will have the capacity to administer up to 20,000 vaccines a week.
“Our mass vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park has been a huge success, vaccinating more than 5000 people a day already,” Berejiklian said.
“We are planning to replicate that model in the Hunter region, so we can quickly and safely vaccinate as many people as possible across NSW.”
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the vaccination hub would employ up to 100 nurses, 25 pharmacists and around 200 other support staff.
“The Newcastle community and indeed everyone across the Hunter New England Local Health District has been outstanding in presenting for COVID testing to help keep their loved ones safe,” Hazzard said.
“More than half a million people to date have fronted for testing, so I am confident the community will register online to get vaccinated at this new centre, or with their GP, and encourage others to do the same.”
The centre is expected to open in mid-July and will administer both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, with bookings required.
Information source: Media release, Jun 8, NSW Government
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