Covid-19 Vaccination Passports
As more people become fully vaccinated against Covid-19 there is discussion about the introduction of “Vaccine Passports” whereby people who are fully vaccinated face fewer restrictions in their employment, socialising and travel. It is a complex issue with many different views amongst Tasmanian communities.
Read more below for our position on this topic.
Media release: Health Consumers Tasmania survey shows support for vaccine passport isn’t clear-cut, 17 September 2021.
Opinion Editorial: Health Consumers Tasmania supports vaccination passports in some circumstances, 17 September 2021.
PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES
Our objective is to pursue the following charitable purpose:
– Act as the peak independent body for all health consumers across Tasmania that can influence and improve the wellbeing and health of all Tasmanians, ensuring quality, equity and access to service delivery.
– Provide an informed and representative consumer voice to the Tasmanian Minister for Health, public, private and non-government health service providers across all facets of
policy, planning, service delivery and evaluation.
– Increase the skills and effectiveness of health consumer participation in local, regional, Tasmanian and national policy, planning and health service delivery through training and mentoring.