HIGH demand for COVID-19 booster jabs is starting to stretch Ballarat Health Services' limits for walk-ins to its vaccination hub based at The Mercure.
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BHS is urging people via its social media channels to book ahead for a booster if you are aged 18-plus and have received your second dose (full vaccination) at least four months ago.
The health service has flagged that due to high demand, such as this week, it may reach capacity allowed for walk-ins earlier than expected.
Walk-ins for COVID-19 booster vaccinations in the state-run clinic is otherwise typically available Monday to Saturday, 9am to 3pm.
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This comes as Ballarat has recorded 195 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with BHS' testing site on Creswick Road temporarily suspending operations due to a back-log in tests under demand.
Booster jabs are also available via some general practices, pharmacies and the UFS COVID-19 clinic. Most are by appointment only.
The interim from second-dose COVID-19 vaccinations was officially shortened to four months on Tuesday and this is set to be slashed again to three months' interval from the end of January.
COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11 years old are also now available in some general practices but will not open in state-run centres, such as at The Mercure, until Monday.
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