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Please note yesterday’s news. Foster Medical Centre will provide Pfizer vaccinations to any South Gippsland workers affected by this mandate. “All construction workers will have to show proof of at least one vaccination by September 23 or they will be banned from their work site. In order to strike that balance and have maximum protection…

Victoria continues to battle the delta outbreak and the numbers do not seem to be decreasing quickly. Those in lockdown in the city are looking at further weeks of hardship and we hope our easing of restrictions in country Victoria is not a temporary one. It is worth noting that around 85 per cent of all…

We have heard that there is a rumour of a positive case linked to the 3960 postcode. Just to be clear, we are NOT aware of any positive cases and we have not been contacted by DHHS about any case. It will surely happen sometime however. Vaccination remains your best way to prevent serious illness.…

Another week in the pandemic brings a change in policy from the Premier and his Health advisors. With rising case numbers due the highly contagious Delta variant of the Covid virus the State Government is no longer aiming for Elimination and Covid zero in Victoria. And the Lockdown is being extended for another few weeks.…

Thursday night’s forum “Vaccine questions? This is the forum for you” is available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/5qAuaV2eFDQ Recommend having a look as there is sure to be something there that is of interest (and you can flick through the parts you don’t find as interesting…the beauty of not seeing it live). Understand that some found…

by Dr Louisa Tatton Sunny days, wattle bloom and the increased activity of magpies on the rail trail seems to suggest spring is finally on its way. I’m getting out my hay fever tablets (has there ever been a more antisocial time to have a sniffle?) and decorating my helmet so I can start riding…

There was no way of ensuring only eligible patients booked in. There was also no way of ensuring that our own patients and not unknowns from Melbourne were booking in. There will be now-ring the reception and get booked in! We are doing most weekdays and Saturdays. Reminder…check eligibility at www.health.vic.au Anyone between 40-59 is…

Please note that there are plenty of appointments available this Saturday for eligible patients through the hotdoc appointment system. Check eligibility at www.health.gov.au and then make appointment through www.hotdoc.com.au

The gold medal NSW was given for its handling of the pandemic last year has certainly tarnished and a recount is in place. Sorry, couldn’t resist the Olympic analogy! Not sure we totally agreed with the running of it in a pandemic when the host city is suffering so much, but it did provide some…