THE STATE Government has pledged to train up to 1,000 new vaccinators, helping first-year health students and retired nurses, to join an expanded workforce to be deployed across state-run centres and boost our vaccination efforts.

Millions of Victorians will become eligible for their third dose over the coming weeks, and a new pool of trained-up vaccinators will mean a broader workforce is available to prepare and administer COVID-19 vaccines, while also freeing up health professionals to return to their normal duties.