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Small business groups have called on the government to provide employers with a COVID-19 vaccine checklist in a roundtable discussion yesterday that 50 leaders from business groups, unions and government attended.

The chair of food manufacturer SPC says the government should make COVID-19 vaccine guidelines clearer so that businesses can avoid the onslaught of online abuse that SPC received when adopting its vaccine mandate.

As the vaccine rollout kicks off, business groups are voicing concern employers will be liable for staff who contract the virus on-site.

Australia will soon begin vaccinations, under a fast-tracked plan to vaccinate 4 million people against COVID-19 by the end of March.

The UK government’s scientific advisory body MHRA has granted temporary authorisation for the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine.

Any measures announced in this week’s budget are made on the assumption Aussies will have access to a COVID-19 vaccine by next year.