From August 23 to 29, all residential aged-care workers and residential disability care workers will be given priority access at any state-run vaccination centre to receive the vaccine of their choice, regardless of age.

The one-week window of opportunity comes after the state government set the target for one million Victorians to receive a vaccination in five weeks.

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"This blitz is making it even easier for our dedicated and hardworking aged care and disability workers to get vaccinated while also helping us reach our goal of one million vaccine doses in five weeks," Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan said.

While vaccinating private residential aged care was the responsibility of the Commonwealth, the state government is stepping in to ensure staff can easily get vaccinated before September 17.

All private and residential aged care workers in Australia are required to receive their first vaccination dose by this date as a condition of employment, as mandated by National Cabinet.

Minister for Health Martin Foley said it was important to protect workers and their residents.

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"Aged and disability care workers know how vulnerable some Victorians are to COVID-19, which is why we are making even easier for them to get vaccinated and protect themselves and their residents," he said.

Staff will need to have their residential aged care or disability staff ID card or proof of employment.

As well as state vaccination clinics, staff can get vaccinated at Commonwealth COVID-19 vaccination clinics and some GP clinics.

Aged care and disability workers will also continue to be given priority access to booked vaccination appointments.

All Victorians are encouraged where possible to book their vaccination appointment by visiting portal.cvms.vic.gov.au or by phoning the coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398.

For more information on Victoria's vaccination centres, including information sites that offer walk-up appointments, visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccination-centres

For more information on the Commonwealth's COVID-19 vaccination program, visit health.vic.gov.au

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