The Australasian College of Paramedicine (the College) welcomes the release of the National Immunisation Strategy for Australia 2025–2030 (Strategy), which outlines the federal government’s vision for a healthier Australia through a more equitable, safe, and effective immunisation strategy.
We commend the Strategy’s focus on improving access for priority populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and strengthening the immunisation workforce by enabling health practitioners to work to their full scope of practice and the harmonisation of polices, training and accreditation across Australia. These priorities reflect the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of a coordinated, agile, and community-focused health response.
During the pandemic, paramedics supported mass vaccination efforts and community outreach. Paramedics’ adaptability, clinical expertise, and trusted presence in communities, particularly in rural, remote and underserved areas, proved invaluable in expanding the reach of immunisation programs.
The College strongly supports the Strategy’s commitment to workforce development and hopes it will create ongoing opportunities for paramedics to contribute meaningfully to immunisation delivery. We believe that integrating paramedics more fully into public health initiatives, including vaccination, will strengthen Australia’s health system resilience and improve health equity and outcomes.
We look forward to working collaboratively with government, health agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure that paramedics are recognised and supported as key contributors to the Strategy’s implementation. By building on the momentum and partnerships formed during the pandemic, we can continue to innovate and deliver high-quality, accessible immunisation services to all Australians.
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The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
The College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work, we recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.