General news

Last week I was in quarantine for a week. Last week I had COVID. I thought I would share my experience of it.Because, frankly, I wouldn’t put my hand up for it again…. The background.Like everyone else, the temptation to attend a social event after so long in hibernation was huge. A time to dust…

This month COVID turns two, and oh boy, it is really doing the Terrible Twos that most parents have to experience at some time or another. I know that the current case numbers seem rather scary. This chart is from the very reliable Our World in Data source (athttps://ourworldindata.org) and shows exactly what happened in Australia when…

from Mirror 12/1 Omicron has rapidly changed the Australian coronavirus landscape and I read somewhere that we are now the world leaders in rate of change of incidence of COVID- 19…not a particularly good thing to be a world leader in. It was a bit over a month ago that it was a hardly known…

Although initially this looks quite busy, this is an up-to-date (6/1/2022) COVID-19 Test and Isolate National Protocols and is recommended. https://www.health.gov.au/…/covid-19-test-isolate…HEALTH.GOV.AUwww.health.gov.au

RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) reporting is now mandatory for a positive result. Go to http://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/rapid-antigen-tests… or phone 1300651150 Please do not ask us for RATs. We understand that they will much more widely available within the next 2 weeks and free to certain groups (HCC, Pensioners, Vets, etc). They have yet to arrive.

Children 5-11 COVID Vaccinations start tomorrow! We now have the stock and spaces are still available this week. We are encouraging all eligible children to get their vaccinations as soon as possible. Book in through the clinic.

Please note that due to unprecedented demand as OMICRON runs rampant, FMC will be only accepting patients who are on our books for either COVID testing or for COVID vaccinations. We predict that this will be a temporary measure but both workforce and supply limitations have caused this decision.

Saturday January 8th is now open for Pfizer booster shots. Ring the clinic and grab an appointment if you have had your last shot 5 months or more before January. Demand has been skyhigh since the announcement over the weekend of the change from 6 to 5 months, along with the increase in Omicron and…

Booster COVID shots are now available for eligible people 5 months after second doses. Please note that over the weekend the criteria changed from 6 to 5 months.  We have opened up more appointments as a result.

There is a lot of discussion about vaccinations for the under 12yo children in the media but at this stage we are not in the position to take appointments for jabs in this age group. The final go ahead has not been given and neither have the vaccines been delivered. Watch this space (and please…