By Luke Voogt
Almost two dozen clinics in Geelong and the Surf Coast will join phase 1B of the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout beginning next Monday, federal government has announced.
Initially 1000 general practices across Australia will administer COVID-19 vaccines for the elderly and immunocompromised, increasing to 4000 by the end of April.
About 6 million Australians will be vaccinated during Phase 1B, according to government.
The announcement comes after calls from elderly residents inundated GPs across Australia following a technical glitch affecting the government’s vaccine booking website just after its launch.
Meanwhile, national chief medical officer Paul Kelly reassured Australians that “there is no evidence” that the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots after some European countries suspended its distribution.
Geelong and Surf Coast sites for Phase 1B:
• Ocean Grove Respiratory Clinic
• Medical One, Waurn Ponds
• Warralily Family Medical Practice, Armstrong Creek
• Bannockburn Surgery
• Tristar Medical Group, Geelong, Grovedale
• Armstrong Health, Armstrong Creek
• Point Lonsdale Medical Group
• Bellarine Community Health GP clinic, Portarlington
• Kensington Hill Medical Centre, Leopold
• Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative, North Geelong
• Geelong Respiratory Clinic, Geelong
• Health e Medical Centre, Geelong West
• Newtown Medical Centre
• First Point Medical Centre, Corio
• Kunatjarra Medical Clinic, North Geelong
• South Barwon Medical Centre, Belmont
• Eastbrooke Family Clinic, Belmont
• You Yangs Medical Clinic, Lara
• The Highton Clinic,
• Newcomb Central Medical Centre
• Lara Medical Centre
• Banksia Medical Centre Geelong, Newcomb
• Corio Medical Clinic
More details: www.health.gov.au
