Vaccine rollout in the region
Eligibility for a winter dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has now been extended,
allowing more people to boost their immunity against COVID-19 this winter.
This is due to new recommendations for fourth dose COVID-19 vaccinations from
the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).
If you are aged 50 to 64 years, it’s now recommended
that you receive a winter dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. People aged 30 to 49 are
now also eligible.
You can receive the winter dose 3 months after your
third dose.
You can also receive the winter dose 3 months after being
infected with COVID-19 if the infection has occurred since your third dose.
A winter dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is already
recommended for people at greatest risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
WHERE TO
GET VACCINATED
We encourage people now eligible for a fourth
COVID-19 dose to book in for the booster from their pharmacist or doctor as
soon as possible.
Winter dose boosters are also available from our
Wodonga Vaccination Hub or our outreach clinics with a particular focus on
those most at risk of serious illness from COVID-19. such as:
·
people aged 65 and over
·
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged 50 and
over
·
people with compromised immunity
·
people aged 16 years or older with a disability.
If you are not in these categories, we suggest you see your GP or pharmacist as vaccinations are widely available through these providers.
Why you should get vaccinated
By getting vaccinated, you are protecting your health, and also helping protect your family, friends and community.
- Getting a COVID-19 vaccine will help protect you from getting sick from COVID-19. The vaccines are very effective at preventing serious illness and death due to COVID-19.
- As more people get vaccinated, the more the community is protected. This also makes it harder for COVID-19 to spread.
- By limiting the spread of COVID-19, we can also reduce the risk that new variants (strains of COVID-19) could emerge.
Vaccine safety
- Before vaccines are made available in Australia, they need to pass strict safety standards set by Australia’s independent medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
- For the latest vaccine information from the Victorian Department of Health, please visitcoronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccine