Albury Wodonga Ethnic Communities Council (AWECC) provide a range of resources and information, for more details AWECC.
Please find a range of video translated services below:
Kinyarwanda - 4 steps to keep yourself COVID-19 safe, view video here (2.27min)
Kinyarwanda - How to keep safe from COVID-19 when outside of your home, view video here (2.48min)
Kinyarwanda - How to keep your home safe from COVID-19 view video here (3.01min)
Nepali - 4 steps to keep yourself COVID-19 safe, view video here (2.48min)
Nepali - How to keep safe from COVID-19 when outside of your home, view video here (3.18min)
Nepali - How to keep your home safe from COVID-19, view video here (3.59min)
Swahili - 4 steps to keep yourself COVID-19 safe, view video here (2.29min)
Swahili - How to keep safe from COVID-19 when outside of your home, view video here (2.30min)
Swahili - How to keep your home safe from COVID-19, view video here (3.15min)
Vaccine resources
Information on each vaccine is available below:
What to expect after your vaccination:
The following information relates to common and less common side-effects
This webpage offers translated COVID-19 vaccination resources in more than 60 different languages: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-covid-19-vaccines This webpage offers information and videos for AUSLAN and easy read English: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccination-information-people-disability
Fact sheets
The following resources from the Commonwealth Government have been updated:
Victorian Government
Videos:
Watch a video with AWH staff explaining the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine by clicking here
Want to know if the vaccine is safe? Watch a video by clicking here
Imagine a life with no COVID-19 - watch a video by clicking here
To go inside the Wodonga Vaccination Hub, click here
If you or someone you care for has a disability, this is a great video to show them what to expect when coming to the AWH Wodonga Vaccination Hub.
Remember, if you need any extra supports with accessing COVID-19 information, COVID-19 testing or vaccinations, please phone AWH’s Disability Liaison Officer on 0427 792 476.
Easy to read versions
This webpage offers information and videos for AUSLAN and easy read English: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccination-information-people-disability
Some of the most frequently accessed are below:
Simple fact sheet - AWH
What to expect when you have your vaccine - Easy read version
What to expect when you have your Pfizer vaccine - Easy read version
What to expect when you have your AstraZeneca vaccine - Easy read version
COVID vaccine - is it safe? Easy read version
Giving your content - Easy to read version
Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
There is a free COVID-19 Aboriginal Infoline on 1800 312 911. It is open 9am to 5pm, seven days a week. Aboriginal people can call this number and have a yarn with Aboriginal staff who can answer questions and direct people to support services.
The Australian Government has a library of information available by clicking here
Click here to go to the First People's Disability Network Australia website
Download the fact sheet here
Resources in different languages
Information about AstraZeneca vaccines and TTS is available in 62 languages
Some of the most frequently accessed are available below:
Hindi
Common questions
After your AstraZeneca vaccine
After your Pfizer vaccine
Consent form
Swahali
Preparing for your vaccination
Punjabi
You can check your eligibility for being vaccinated here
You can download fact sheets by clicking here.
Important information:
The Wodonga Vaccination Hub offers AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna.
You need three separate doses (injections) of the vaccine to complete the course of vaccination and give you the best level of protection against COVID-19.
You should not receive a vaccination within seven days of being vaccinated for the flu. This advice was updated in June 2021.
Vaccines do not contain milk, egg, latex, or pork products.
Vaccine rollout in the region
Albury Wodonga Health and its sub-hubs have delivered more than 110,000 COVID-19 vaccines.The network is managing its vaccine allocation carefully to ensure that we can vaccinate as many citizens as possible and as safely as possible.The AWH hub has capacity to do about 500 doses per day and Wangaratta about 300 per day.
Why you should get vaccinated
By getting vaccinated, you are protecting your health, and also helping protect your family, friends and community.
Vaccine safety