BALLARAT'S biggest COVID-19 vaccination centre is set to halt jabs for a week, temporarily, from Thursday.
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Grampians Health, formerly known as Ballarat Health Services, confirmed in a statement changes were needed with vaccine demand easing at the clinic, while at the same time its hosts at The Mercure had started to welcome back events.
The state-run roll-out will continue to offer COVID-19 jabs from Grampians Health's smaller public clinic at 18 Drummond Street in this period, from 9am to 3pm. This clinic will take bookings for this weekend only.
Grampians Health also stated its vaccination team had become more mobile, with pop-up clinics at events such as Ballarat Swap Meet and Federation University's O-Week. There was also now greater access to vaccinations from UFS, Ballarat Community Health, pharmacies and general practice.
This comes as children aged five to 11 become eligible for their second Pfizer dose. Children are able to receive these vaccinations at the Drummond Street clinic.
Children, aged five-plus, and adults can still receive their first, second and third COVID-19 vaccinations at the UFS COVID-19 clinic on Dana Street, from general practice and from participating pharmacies.
UFS has been offering the newly approved Novavax vaccination for first and second adult doses only on Tuesdays and Saturdays since last week.
The Dana Street clinic also offers evening appointments for children and adults, for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, on Tuesdays to Thursdays.
Some pharmacies, including UFS, offer the Moderna vaccine for initial doses and boosters.
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Boosters are available to the general population aged 16-plus at least three months after their second dose.
Grampians Health celebrated one year since the first official COVID-19 jab on Monday. The roll-out started with aged care residents and staff and high-priority frontline workers.
The community vaccination clinic at The Mercure opened in April. It now also offers a low-sensory vaccination option for children.
This centre, on Main Road, will re-open on Thursday, March 10 from 8.30am.
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