AME Systems and the East Grampians Health Service have combined to help vaccinate staff at the Ararat business, with a COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinic run on Friday.
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Staff from East Grampians Health Service spent the day on site at AME Systems where around 100 people received a dose of a vaccine.
AME Systems managing director Nick Carthew said he felt it was very important the business gave all their staff the opportunity to be vaccinate in a simple way.
"Initially, EGHS came to us to see if we would be interested in holding a pop-up vaccination site which we obviously jumped at," he said.
"It is hugely important really.
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"The number of employees that can be vaccinated the less risk we have of introducing COVID and people being unwell in our workplace."
Mr Carthew said getting their staff vaccinated was a high priority at AME Systems.
"Having vaccinated employees and protecting ourselves from COVID is our number one priority at the moment," he said.
"It is quite hard to strategise what would happen if one of our employees did introduce COVID into our facility.
"We are a 'just-in-time' supplier to our customers meaning they don't hold finished products at manufacturer.
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"At maximum they will hold one or two days, so we just cannot afford to be shut down. It would be devastating for our business.
"I can imagine it would be quite devastating for the business and for our customers."
Mr Carthew said the pop-up clinic will return in a few weeks time, when staff are due for their second dose and more vaccine supply is available in the region.
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