Three medical centres chosen for vaccine rollout
Three medical centres on the Peninsula have been chosen for Phase 1b of the coronavirus vaccine rollout.
They are Ettalong Medical Centre, Peninsula Medical Centre in Umina, and Woy Woy General Practice.
Bookings were to start from last Friday, March 19.
Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks said: "Phase 1B includes vulnerable groups, such as people aged over 70, healthcare workers not included in 1A of the roll-out, aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults over 55, people with certain underlying medical conditions and critical and high-risk workers including in defence, police, fire, emergency services and meat processing."
Ms Wicks said: "We all know the invaluable work our local GPs do for our community and now we will see them play a vital role in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
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Social media, 17 Mar 2021
Lucy Wicks, Member for Robertson