Vaccination Clinic To Come To Cowra

Cowra is set to benefit from a vaccination blitz in western NSW, with a mass vaccination clinic to hit town on September 3-4. Supported by the Western NSW Local Health District, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will provide the pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic, which will also occur in 32 other communities in 23 days, giving thousands of local residents the chance to get vaccinated. “In total there will be five mobile teams, involving at least 72 ADF personnel. Each team will be supported by healthcare workers, including Aboriginal health workers,” said Chief Executive of the Western NSW Local Health District, Scott McLachlan.

“Over a three-week period the mobile teams will spend between one and five days in each location, offering free Covid-19 vaccinations. At the end of that initial three weeks, the teams will go back again to deliver the second dose. Both AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines will be available, depending on each person’s eligibility.”

“On an average day we expect that the mobile service will be able to offer up to 300 vaccinations.”

Mr McLachlan said it was important for as many people as possible to use the vaccina-tion clinic without hesitation.

“The vaccine can help stop you getting Covid-19, and if you do get it, the vaccine will mean you’re less likely to get really sick, or pass it onto someone else.

“This is an incredible opportunity for these communities. Having the ADF involved means we can do this on a scale we couldn’t have imagined a few weeks ago.

“We’re asking everyone in these communities to not let the opportunity pass them by. People shouldn’t call their local hospitals to try and book at these clinics, they are walkin clinics so there’s no need to book at all.

It is not net known where the clinic in Cowra will be setup, however the WNSWLHD said this would be advertised in the days leading up to it.