here Covid-19 vaccination
Unfortunately Elwood Family Clinic is not a Covid-19 vaccination location.
We are giving the Flu vaccine - please contact us for the Flu vaccine or book online.
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From 4 may 2021, Victorians aged 50 and over will be eligible to receive their vaccination at one of Victoria’s vaccination centres. A full list of opening hours and wait times at Victoria's high-volume vaccinations centres can be seen at Victorian high-volume vaccination centres. Appointments can be made by calling 1800 675 398.
To book your Covid-19 vaccination
for phase 1b:
1. For booking in any location anywhere in Australia,
or to check your eligibility first if you are not sure to which vaccination phase
you belong, log in to:
https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility
2. To get your vaccination near us:
2A. Contact Ripponlea medical Clinic, 84 Brighton Road,
Phone 9531 0004.
To be eligible to get your Covid-19 vaccine in Ripponlea clinic,
you must be an active patient of Elwood Family Clinic.
Please present yourself as an elwood family clinic patient.
They will book your appointment, ask for your name, mobile phone and email address so that
they may send you a HotDoc link to register and to fill a consent form.
2B. Book in Prahran covid vaccination clinic - they may have more availability.
You may book online here or call 9525 1300.
All patients under 50 should wait for their 1st vaccination till Pfizer vaccines are available, currently not before October 2021.
If you have had your first AstraZenica vaccine you should get the second dose 3 months later.
The side effect of the AstraZenica 2nd vaccine should be much milder than the 1st.
You may also want to read:
Get ready for vaccination:
Coronavirus update link, VIC State Government , The Department of Health and Human Services:
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-public-coronavirus-disease-covid-19
Due to the current global outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
If you have any of these symptoms:
Fever, shortness of breath, cough, runny nose, Loss of taste or smell sense
OR have had close contact with confirmed case or have returned from overseas in the past 14 days;
Please call the dedicated hotlines on 1800 675 398 or 1800 020 080, or go directly to one of the testing sites.
Unfortunately we will not see for an in clinic face to face appointment any patient, any age, even if they had a negative test result, as long as any of the above symptoms is still valid.
Healthdirect Australia has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Checker – an online self-guided tool which lets people know if and when they need to seek medical help. Users may be advised to self-care at home or be re-directed to the right location to be further assessed, such as a COVID-19 clinic, a visit to a GP after calling ahead, attending an emergency department or calling triple zero (000). See:
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/symptom-checker/tool/basic-details
Otherwise, we recommend you contact the nearest Hospital's Screening Centre
and arrange to go there directly.
There is a dedicated screening clinc at the Alfred Hospital, Ph: 9076 2000
There are other screening clinics at:
Monash Clayton, 246 Clayton Rd. clayton Ph: 9594 6666
Royal Melbourne Hospital, 300 Grattan Street Parkville, Ph: (03) 9342 7000
Austin Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Northern Hospital, Sunshine Hospital
Following the RACGP guidelines, unfortunately our GPs will not treat or test patients suspected of COVID-19.
If you still prefer to make an appointment with one of our doctors, please call us first,
so that we are able to advise you of the best option prior to your arrival.
To protect the health and safety of others, please notify the receptionist immediately when you arrive,
and wear a face mask.
More information is on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Elwood-Family-Clinic-381526245220925/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARCen1fIREvL36GWAOiKO0_GXYqdAH0htTI3QQddqBcJ0tEa6iaGS6551_56J2swCHNGFrRWDuANsYxf
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-public-coronavirus-disease-covid-19
Due to the current global outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
If you have any of these symptoms:
Fever, shortness of breath, cough, runny nose, Loss of taste or smell sense
OR have had close contact with confirmed case or have returned from overseas in the past 14 days;
Please call the dedicated hotlines on 1800 675 398 or 1800 020 080, or go directly to one of the testing sites.
Unfortunately we will not see for an in clinic face to face appointment any patient, any age, even if they had a negative test result, as long as any of the above symptoms is still valid.
Healthdirect Australia has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Checker – an online self-guided tool which lets people know if and when they need to seek medical help. Users may be advised to self-care at home or be re-directed to the right location to be further assessed, such as a COVID-19 clinic, a visit to a GP after calling ahead, attending an emergency department or calling triple zero (000). See:
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/symptom-checker/tool/basic-details
Otherwise, we recommend you contact the nearest Hospital's Screening Centre
and arrange to go there directly.
There is a dedicated screening clinc at the Alfred Hospital, Ph: 9076 2000
There are other screening clinics at:
Monash Clayton, 246 Clayton Rd. clayton Ph: 9594 6666
Royal Melbourne Hospital, 300 Grattan Street Parkville, Ph: (03) 9342 7000
Austin Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Northern Hospital, Sunshine Hospital
Following the RACGP guidelines, unfortunately our GPs will not treat or test patients suspected of COVID-19.
If you still prefer to make an appointment with one of our doctors, please call us first,
so that we are able to advise you of the best option prior to your arrival.
To protect the health and safety of others, please notify the receptionist immediately when you arrive,
and wear a face mask.
More information is on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Elwood-Family-Clinic-381526245220925/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARCen1fIREvL36GWAOiKO0_GXYqdAH0htTI3QQddqBcJ0tEa6iaGS6551_56J2swCHNGFrRWDuANsYxf