COVID-19 vaccine

  • Shot shortage making clinic tough to plan

    Colac Area Health chief Fiona Brew says the health service is planning its COVID-19 vaccine clinics week by week due to supply shortages.

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  • Call to vaccinate school staff

    Specialist school staff should be prioritised in the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Colac Specialist School principal Cameron Peverett says.

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  • Aged-care staff waiting for jab

    Two Colac aged-care homes say they still have staff members waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, but all residents who wanted to receive the jab have been vaccinated.

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  • Demand for vaccine surges at Colac clinic

    This week’s Colac Area Health’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics have been fully booked within 24 hours of opening their bookings, with Colac and district people heeding the call to get the jab.

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  • Shots unused: low demand and doctor shortage hit vaccine rollout

    Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines continue to get unused in Colac as community members hesitate to get the jab, a clinic manager says.

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  • Call for calm over vaccine

    Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has urged people to seek health information from a qualified health professional and not unqualified acquaintances.

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  • Increase of vaccine doses at GP clinics

    People aged 50 and over can receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at participating general practices from today.

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  • Jab boost is great, but details needed

    The Federal Government will invest almost $2 billion in the country’s vaccination program as part of the 2021-22 Budget, after it made a new vaccine supply agreement this week.

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