Eve Lamb
Castlemaine area locals are turning out in droves to get their third COVID jabs as the number of notified Omicron cases continue to snowball nation-wide.
At Castlemaine Health the on site vaccination clinic this week opened up extra vaccination booking options while currently administering jabs in arms to around 180 people each day – almost all of them third doses.
“We’re just being slammed at the moment by (people lining up for) boosters,” nurse unit manager Shelley Leathem told the Mail this week as the hospital also prepares for Wednesday which will be its first day of administering vaccinations for youngsters aged five to 11.
The local health service this week released a series of new vaccination appointments for January.
The new appointments are afternoon slots only and can be booked online via the Castlemaine Health website with the hospital also confirming that new appointments for February will be opened up over the coming weeks.
“Registrations are now also open for the five to 11 year-old age group,” Ms Leathem said.
Registration for these is via a link on the Castlemaine Health website.
“This link is hosted by Bendigo Health but you can select ‘Castlemaine Health’ as the clinic of choice when completing the form,” Ms Leathem said. Read more in today’s Mail…