Member for Robertson, Gordon Reid, is urging residents to make sure they are up to date with any COVID-19 vaccinations they are eligible for, after receiving his own fourth dose recently at Amcal Pharmacy, West Gosford.
“It is important Australians stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations – COVID-19 is still circulating in the community and is a risk to people’s health,” Reid said.
“As I have recently become eligible for my fourth dose, I booked myself into the nearest pharmacy at West Gosford, to receive my fourth vaccination.
“I encourage all eligible residents on the Central Coast to stay up to date with their vaccinations and thank all our hardworking frontline healthcare workers who have been caring for COVID-19 patients and for their work during the past few years battling the pandemic.
Reid’s example comes against a backdrop of increasing complacency over new COVID infections and indifference toward booster vaccinations.
According to The Guardian (Nov 8), the vaccination rates for the third does remained at just 50 per cent, while only 41 per cent of Australians have had a fourth dose.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommends Australians aged 50 and older get their fourth or latest dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
To book a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, head to: https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/booking/.
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Media release, Nov 7
Member for Robertson, Gordon Reid