Vaccination
Covid Vaccine Information
We are offering Pfizer adult and paediatric pfizer (Pfizer Original, Bivalent Omicron BA.4/5, BA.1) Covid-19 vaccines.
Regular COVID-19 vaccinations (also known as boosters) are the best way to maintain your protection against severe illness, hospitalisation and death from COVID-19.
Link: COVID-19 Vaccine Advice and Recommendations for 2024 from The Department of Health and Aged Care
If you have any Covid 19 like symptoms, you will require a negative RAT on the day of your appointment. This includes infants and children.
You will need to get a COVID test and then have a telephone appointment.
Please wear a mask to your face to face appointment
Yes, we offer both video and phone appointments.
Please note, we can no longer offer the initial mental health care plan as phone consults. These can only be done as Telehealth (video) calls.
Our standard fees apply for telephone and video appointments. To be eligible for a Medicare rebate, you need to have had a face to face appointment at the practice in the last 12 months..
Other Vaccine information including Travel Vaccines
We have Q fever and yellow fever vaccines in stock
When making an appointment for travel vaccinations please note that you need to:
- Advise reception the appointment is for travel medicine so you are booked in to see a doctor who specialises in this area.
- Allow six weeks before your departure date for the first visit to maximize vaccine coverage. We understand this is not always possible and we can still help you stay well while travelling whatever your departure date.
- When you have decided on the length of your trip, the type of accommodation and activities that you will be involved in, please bring your itinerary so that we can give you the best possible advice. These are all important factors when advising you regarding travel health.
- Alert the doctor if you have any chronic illnesses, are allergic to anything or take any medications.
The initial consult fee is $98; a portion of this can be claimed from Medicare. Follow up visits to complete the vaccine course planned at this visit are bulk- billed. If you have private insurance with pharmaceutical cover you may be able to claim a portion of the vaccine costs.
| Vaccine | Duration of Action | Number of Doses |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatitis A | 10 years or longer | 2 |
| Hepatitis B | Lifetime | 3 |
| Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B | 10 years | 3 |
| Typhoid | 3 years | 1 |
| Yellow Fever | 10 years | 1 |
| Japanese Encephalitis | 3 years | 3 |
| Cholera | 2 years | 2 |
| Influenza Vaccination | 1 year | 3 |
| Tetanus and Diphtheria | 10 years | 1 booster |
| Measles, Mumps and Rubella | Lifetime | 1 booster born 1966-1983 |
| Rabies | 10 years | 3 |
| Diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough | 10 years | 1 booster |
| Polio | Lifetime | 1 booster |
| Meningococcal | 2 years possibly longer | 1 |