YANCHEP Medical Centre is running Saturday immunisation clinics for about the next six weeks as well as clinics during the week to get as many people as possible in the area vaccinated against Covid-19.
On Saturday 160 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 at the medical centre, which started using AstraZeneca in April and now has about 80 per cent of its patients aged over 60 vaccinated.
Since Tuesday, July 20 the medical centre has been able to also provide Pfizer vaccinations – in the first week it has almost used its complete fortnightly allocation.
By tomorrow Wednesday, July 28 the medical centre expects to have completed 300 Pfizer vaccinations.
Fortnightly deliveries have ensured that supply so far has not been an issue.
People can either book online via hot doc or phone the clinic on 9562 8100.
If people are uncertain of their eligibility, they can go to Vaccines Eligibility Checker (healthdirect.gov.au) and check if they are eligible.
- As of July 26 the World Health Organization said about 3.7 billion Covid-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide.
Eligibility information:
AstraZeneca is recommended for patients aged 60 and over.
60+ yo: AZ unless specific clotting disorder (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, CVST, abdominal vein clots or antiphospholipid syndrome associated with thrombosis ) or anaphylaxis to AZ
40-59 yo: are eligible for Pfizer
16-<40 yo who fall under the following criteria are eligible for Pfizer:
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- High risk industry workers
- Quarantine and border workers
- Frontline healthcare workers
Proof of occupation required
- Residential aged care or disability care worker (excluding community and in-home care staff)
- Critical or high-risk industries worker
- Defence
- Police
- Fire
- Emergency services
- Meat processing
- Australian Government officials currently or about to be deployed overseas
- Workers manufacturing or distributing Covid-19 vaccines
This includes the household contacts of quarantine and border. Proof of occupation required.
- Paid or unpaid health, aged or disability care, support or services
- Person with disability
- Underlying medical condition
- Cancers and haematological diseases, currently or in the past
- Transplant recipients
- Chronic inflammatory conditions
- Immunodeficiency conditions
- Chronic kidney, liver, lung or neurological conditions or diabetes
- Severe obesity
- Heart disease and blood pressure disorders
- Severe mental health conditions
- Carer or support volunteer for someone with an underlying medical condition
- Undertaking essential international travel
