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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In favour of vaccine passports
Forum – I would like to make a comment on the vaccines. A few weeks ago, as I sat on my balcony watching the anti-vaxxers protest it made me think…
Not vulnerable enough for early booster
Forum – Today I took my disabled 79-year-old partner to Wyong Hospital to obtain an early booster COVID 19 vaccine. He had his second AstraZeneca in August. We went to…
Jab better than ventilator
Forum – I read your correspondent’s letter (“Policy ‘not in step with global experience”, CCN318) with a degree of astonishment bordering upon incredulity. He seems to object to alleged “experimental”…
Aged care and disability cohorts first to receive COVID boosters
The COVID-19 booster vaccination rollout program is officially under way locally with an initial focus on residential aged care and disability facilities. Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said booster doses…
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….
First glimpse of the path to freedom
Central Coast residents who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will be allowed to gather outdoors in groups of five (including children) from September 13, within the Local…
Vaccine rates on par with rest of state
Almost 40 per cent of the Peninsula’s population is fully vaccinated as new COVID-19 cases continue to be announced on an almost-daily basis and there is a heightened focus on…
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…
Vaccine advice for cancer patients
Cancer Council NSW has added its voice to the importance of achieving optimal COVID-19 vaccine coverage to help reduce the risks of long-term COVID-19 impacts on cancer outcomes. Director of…
36 local pharmacies now administering vaccines
Thirty-six community pharmacies on the Central Coast are now administering COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccines. Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the latest of the 36 pharmacies came online as of…
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…
Federal Health ‘sort of’ answers COVID questions
Confusion about the vaccine rollout prompted PP to send a list of questions to the top – the Commonwealth Department of Health – the body ultimately responsible for the vaccine…
Pathetically poor planning
Forum – As the Federal Government is responsible for COVID-19 quarantine and securing the vaccination supplies that Australia needs, it is very worrying that they seem incapable of either. When…
Pharmacies ready to give the jab
Three pharmacies on the Peninsula have indicated that they will be taking part in dispensing COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. Lance Clarke, owner of Amcal Woy Woy, said he…
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…
COVID-19 vaccine availability issues and confusing messages abound
The escalation of the COVID-19 Delta Strain outbreak in Sydney has resulted in more Central Coast residents scrambling to be vaccinated, but vaccine availability and confusing messages about eligibility continue…
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…
Little known about progress of vaccine rollout on Coast
Concrete information about the proportion of Central Coast health workers and residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is currently unavailable, according to the Hunter, New England and Central Coast…
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…