Covid Vaccinations
About the Vaccination
Having a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is one way we can protect our community against coronavirus. COVID-19 vaccines help to prevent serious illness and death from COVID-19, and they are free for everyone in Australia.
Our practice is an approved vaccination provider for COVID-19 vaccines. We are happy to help provide COVID-19 immunisations for our local area and wider community.
COVID Eligibility
Vaccine rollout COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out to people in phases, with those most at risk receiving their vaccinations first.
To find out if you are eligible to receive the vaccine now,
- visit https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility and
- complete the COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Checker.
You can then call (03) 9850 9292 to register your interest to receive the vaccine as it is changing all the time.
Booking your appointment
COVID-19 vaccinations are voluntary and free.
You can book online. Make sure you book an appointment for your first and second doses and complete your COVID-19 declaration forms prior to your appointment.
- You will get an SMS to confirm your appointment dates.
- Please reply Yes to secure your appointment.
The current government guidelines are that AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations are recommended to be 12 weeks apart and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations are recommended to be 3 weeks apart.
Preparing for your vaccination
Before your vaccination appointment, you should make sure your details are up to date with Medicare.
If you don’t have your account set up, you can:
- enrol in Medicare, if you’re not already enrolled
- set up your Medicare online account if you’re enrolled in Medicare, but don’t have Medicare linked to myGov.
- get an Individual Health Identifier (IHI), if you’re not eligible for Medicare.
Covid Vaccinations are currently rolling out for Phase 1B.
