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Benita Kolovos

1400 Victorian school staff unvaccinated

Almost 1400 Victorian teachers and school staff are yet to confirm if they've had the COVID vaccine. (AAP)

Almost 1400 Victorian teachers and school staff are yet to confirm they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Ninety-eight per cent of more than 92,000 school staff surveyed in Victoria have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 85.5 per cent have had both doses, a government spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.

But 1221 staff are yet to produce evidence they have been vaccinated, and a further 166 have indicated they have not been vaccinated and have not made a booking.

All school workers were required to have a first dose by October 18 or a booking by October 25, and need to be fully vaccinated by November 29, unless they have a medical exemption.

They will not be able to return to school if unvaccinated.

As of Tuesday, 89.2 per cent of Victorians aged over 16 have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 69.3 per cent are fully vaccinated.

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