Meet the team
Because we care.
We are in a pandemic and everyone should have equitable access to proof of vaccination
Kerryn & Anne established the COVIDProof.online service to provide a prompt solution to a widespread problem affecting
tens of thousands of internationals who are coming to Australia or are already here.
They are passionate about assisting anyone who has been vaccinated but is unable to obtain proof of their COVID vaccination.
Anne Holland
Anne Holland is a Registered Nurse, Accredited Immuniser and First Aid trainer with many years of professional experience. Anne is also a passionate advocate for public access defibrillators and is the author of ‘Back in a Heart Beat’ which busts the myths associated with bystanders applying an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to save a life. As part of her work in public health education, Anne is the founder of Defib First and registered charity Urban Lifesavers.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic called for experienced healthcare workers and Anne re-directed her skills to working full time in frontline management in the COVID-19 testing and mass vaccination programs.
One major problem that became evident during the rollout of vaccines has been the difficulty that international visitors, workers and students have encountered is accessing the AIR - Australian Immunisation Register - to obtain proof of their COVID vaccination and digital certificates.
Without proof of vaccination, internationals are unable to study, work or socialise in Australia.
Kerryn Lajoie
Kerryn Lajoie is an Accredited Nurse Immuniser, passionate about Public Health and the benefits to the community through successful immunisation programs.
With over 20 years’ experience in the immunisation field, she is the founding director of Vaccin8@Work Pty Ltd, Kerryn has comprehensive experience in coordinating large-scale immunisation programs and setting up “pop-up’ clinics.
She strongly believes that flexible mobile nurse driven clinics are an effective method of service provision to increase mass vaccination uptake. In 2016, Kerryn’s business Vaccin8@Work was a successful recipient of a grant to develop this method of service for delivery of mass influenza vaccination.
Over the course of the COVID-19 vaccination program, the significant difficulties experienced by internationals in obtaining proof of their vaccination records in Australia became widespread.
Without a link between their COVID vaccination records, myGov, IHI & Australian Immunisation Register, internationals are unable to provide proof of their COVID vaccination which creates a unfair barrier to their ability to study, work, socialise or travel within Australia.
Recognition of these disadvantages and challenges for internationals prompted Kerryn & Anne Holland to establish the www.COVIDProof.online service to assist anyone having difficulty to produce proof of their vaccinations.