Myhealth centres have been approved as COVID-19 vaccination centres.
If you meet the following criteria under the initial phase 1b rollout;
ELDERLY OVER 70
People over 70 years
People over 80 years
CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION OVER 18
High Risk/Immunocompromising Conditions
Solid organ transplant recipients who are on immune suppressive therapy
Adult survivors of childhood cancers
Bone marrow transplant recipients or those on chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy or those on immune suppressive therapy for graft versus host disease
Haematological diseases or cancers including leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma
Non-haematological cancer
Chronic inflammatory conditions on medical treatments
Primary or acquired immunodeficiency
Those with severe mental health conditions
Moderate Risk/Other Underlying Conditions
Chronic renal (kidney) failure with a eGFR of <44mL/min
Heart disease
Chronic lung disease
Diabetes
Severe obesity with a BMI ≥ 40kg/m2
Chronic liver disease
Some neurological conditions
Poorly controlled blood pressure (defined as two or more pharmacologic agents for blood pressure control, regardless of recent readings)
Those with Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury
Disability
HEALTH & DISABILITY WORKERS/CARERS
Healthcare Workers
Individuals employed in the medical profession, including allied health professionals, aged care and disability workers
All public and private hospital staff
Healthcare workers in private practice
Community pharmacy staff
Healthcare workers providing in-home and community care, including centre-based care
Workforce supporting medical practitioners in a clinical setting, including students on placement
Onsite administrative staff in healthcare settings
Cleaners, kitchen staff and other ancillary staff in healthcare settings
Carers and disability settings
Essential carers (paid and unpaid) including carers who are also family members of someone with disability or an elderly person
Disability support volunteers who provide support to people in their homes, respite care, educational, employment and leisure settings
People with a disability attending centre-based services (e.g. day programs, supported employment)
CRITICAL & HIGH RISK WORKERS
Critical/High Risk Workers
Emergency services personnel, including frontline police officers, fire and rescue personnel, corrective services officers
Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service volunteers
Active Australian Defence Force personnel
Australian Government officials about to be deployed or currently deployed overseas on official government business
Workers involved in manufacture of AstraZeneca vaccine and distribution/delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
Workers at licensed meat processing businesses
Licensed meat processing workers
Workers directly involved in the manufacturing and distribution process, where the work is in a cold environment and workers are unable to maintain physical distancing requirements;
Abattoir workers, including attending veterinarians
Workers in boning rooms
Smallgoods manufacturers
Cold chain transport workforce
Seafood processing
ABORIGINAL & TSI OVER 55
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged over 55
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged under 55 who meet other phase 1b criteria, i.e. underlying medical condition, health care worker, critical or high risk worker
Please book an appointment with our friendly GPs to discuss eligibility and related information.