The Border's Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) students and any staff supervising the exams have priority access to COVID-19 vaccinations from September 6 as part of a 10-day blitz.
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Albury Wodonga Health's executive director of public health Lucie Shanahan said the students and staff could book an appointment at the High Street vaccination hub through a dedicated phone line.
"The phone line will be available through their schools," she said.
"So each school will be able to share that information with their students and teachers, so they will be able to jump on to make sure they get their first dose before the exams come up."
Ms Shanahan said the VCE blitz would run until September 19 with a NSW Higher School Certificate blitz to follow later.\
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"At the moment we're focusing on VCE students, because VCE exams are rolling out prior to the HSC exams," she said.
"What we do ask of students who are studying their HSC in NSW and in our greater Albury and Hume catchment region is that those students just hang tight for a minute.
"We will be establishing a clinic for HSC students in the coming week, but our focus at the moment is to support VCE students and the teachers."
Ms Shanahan said there would be no changes to vaccination clinic opening hours, but there were dedicated appointments and time slots available in the statewide booking system for the priority group.
VCE students living in NSW will be eligible for the priority vaccination.
When the blitz was announced last month, education minister James Merlino did not say whether students would be able to get their second Pfizer dose in three weeks, or if they would be prioritised.
"This is about sending a very strong message to year 12 students, particularly in their final months, giving them confidence and clarity that they can really tackle the last few months of study and give it their best shot," he said.
Mr Merlino said the state remained hopeful children aged 12 and up could get their first dose of a vaccine by the end of the year.
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