One-day walk-in vaccination hub at Woy Woy Hospital
A walk-in vaccination hub will be open on Friday, February 18 at Woy Woy Hospital, offering Pfizer and Paediatric Pfizer doses to locals. The service is available to all eligible…
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Bookings available for children’s vaccines from December 15
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) welcomes the provisional approval of the Pfizer vaccine for Australian children. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved Pfizer’s COMIRNATY vaccine for children…
COVID boosters available at Wyong Hospital
As residents received the news that a case of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron has been detected locally (awaiting confirmation), the Local Health District has drawn the public’sattention to the…
First vaccination clinic at Woy Woy Hospital
Woy Woy Hospital will host a walk-in vaccination clinic this week for anyone who may be still waiting to get their first or second Pfizer jab. The clinic will be…
Walk-in clinic for those aged 12 and over
Central Coast Local Health District has announced it will hold a special walk-in vaccination clinic this week for anyone who has been struggling to find a local Pfizer appointment. Pfizer…
281 COVID cases active as outbreak total passes 500
As the number of COVID-19 cases recorded on the Central Coast during the current outbreak tops 500, there is some good news this week, with Pfizer allocations to the region…
More Pfizer finally arrives on Coast
Central Coast MPs met with NSW Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant, and Central Coast Health District CEO, Brad Astill, last Friday, September 17, to discuss growing COVID cases, vaccination…
Politicians squabble as Coast waits for Pfizer
Friction between the State and Federal Governments has come to a head over the Central Coast’s lack of Pfizer supply as the region reels from a doubling of new cases…
Lack of Pfizer on the Coast to impact students and the elderly
While AstraZeneca appointments are freely available, booking a Pfizer jab on the Central Coast is still almost impossible, despite assurances from Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, that more vaccines are…
More vaccine is coming says Wicks
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is to be bolstered on the Central Coast with additional vaccines headed to the region and 40 more GPs coming on board with Pfizer in September….
GPs welcome extension of Pfizer rollout to children aged 12-15
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has welcomed news that all children aged 12 to 15 are eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, with bookings opening on…
Lack of Pfizer still a big problem
As pressure builds over the local shortage of Pfizer vaccine, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has voiced his concerns about its impact on local residents. Crouch said…
Push to reach 70 per cent vaccination rate on the Coast
Member for Terrigal and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has launched a community-based campaign promoting COVID-19 vaccinations and encouraging local residents to “get back to what we…
Are we being penalised for doing the right thing?
Forum – I am deeply distressed that the NSW Government decided to re-allocate the Central Coasts Pfizer injections. My son aged 40 desperately wants the vaccine. Unfortunately, he has suffered…
Rapid jab clinic this weekend but no Pfizer
It’d be fair to say that some locals are experiencing difficulties in trying to access a COVID-19 vaccine on the Coast … but just where can you get the jab?…
Locals furious about vaccine theft
Hundreds of Central Coast residents were left frustrated and angry over the weekend when their Pfizer vaccination appointments, many of which had been made months in advance, were diverted to…
Pfizer vaccine supply unable to meet demand
COVID-19 in the aged care sector continues to dominate the news with the Government pledging to ensure aged care residents are safe, even as figures show that just 40 percent…
Political stoush continues over speed of vaccine rollout
More than 500 General Practices (GPs) across Australia, including two on the Central Coast, are set to administer the Pfizer vaccine. Federal Liberal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the…
Vaccine in short supply
There’s at least a month’s wait for the Pfizer COVID vaccine on the Central Coast for younger residents, with one of the main local clinics booked out until August. COVID…
Vaccine rollout takes shape
The provisional approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has been welcomed by Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks and Business NSW…