Mini pop-up vaccination clinics and walk-in Pfizer vaccine appointments are to be opened across the State in a final push to get more needles into the arms of more Victorians.
Announced by Minister for Health, Martin Foley, the mini pop-up clinics are to target local government areas (LGAs) with lower vaccination coverage.
“As part of the push, 30 vaccination centres across Victoria will open to walk-up Pfizer appointments with no booking required – and nine pop-up clinics will launch with youth mental health organisation Headspace,” Mr Foley said.
“Headspace will host the pop-ups at clinics this week in Collingwood and Frankston, Greensborough and Glenroy and Sunshine next week,” he said.
“Locations have been selected based on analysis of LGAs where vaccination rates are lower, particularly among young people.”
Mr Foley said the Department of Health was working to lift vaccination rates in Melbourne’s northern suburbs where 10,000 doses were needed to bring the local first dose rate to 85 per cent.
“Another 2,000 first doses in Frankston and Dandenong will also take these postcodes over 85 per cent,” he said.
“In regional Victoria, the average first dose rate is 94 per cent – but health officials have identified postcodes where more progress is possible, including Cann River, Ensay, Sebastopol, Brim, Mildura, Seymour, Halls Gap, Myrtleford, Omeo and Longford,”
The Minister said the Department was continuing its partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which was expected to visit remote areas including Buchan, Ensay, Gelantipy, Kaniva and the Cann Valley over the coming days.
Mr Foley said 30 of the Department’s State-run vaccination centres opened to walk-in Pfizer appointments yesterday (21 October).
A list of the State-run vaccination centres accepting walk-ins can be accessed at this PS News link.
