A walk-in Pfizer clinic at in Weston on Friday aims to administer a further 400 COVID vaccines in the local community.
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The clinic will be held at the Finding Yellow hall (92 Station Street), and will be open to everyone aged 12 years and older, but with priority given to people who live in social housing, are experiencing homelessness, are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or people with disability or significant health problems.
Cessnock City Council's Including You tent will be set up at the hall, providing a safe place for people to retreat to when they need a quiet space.
The clinic will run from 10am to 4pm. No booking is required.
More clinics will be held at Believe Services in Cessnock throughout the month. Details in our earlier report below.
EARLIER REPORT
OCTOBER 7 2021 - 9:38AM
Walk-in Pfizer clinics will be running at three locations in the Cessnock local government area this week in an effort to boost vaccination numbers before the NSW lockdown starts to lift on Monday.
Disability support organisation Believe Services will hold vaccination clinics at its Cessnock office (12 Vincent Street) today (Thursday, October 7) from 9am to 4pm, with more clinics to follow on October 13 and 14, October 27 and 28, and November 3 and 4.
Believe Services managing director Lisa Wiggins said the clinics are now open to the public, and bookings can be made on 4991 1994 to guarantee a spot.
Fellow disability service, Finding Yellow will also hold a walk-in clinic at its Cessnock office (21-23 Vincent Street) on Thursday from 9am to 4pm. Walk in or book an appointment online at https://85863.covidhub.com.au.
Finding Yellow's Weston hall at 92 Station Street will host a walk-in Pfizer clinic - organised by NSW Health - on Friday from 10am to 4pm.
The Weston clinic will be open to everyone aged 12 years and older but priority will be given to people who live in social housing, are experiencing homelessness, are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or who have disability or significant health problems.
While boosted by a number of recent walk-in clinics, the Cessnock LGA's inoculation rates remain well below the state - which reached 70 percent fully-vaccinated on Wednesday, while Cessnock sits around 50 percent, with just over 80 percent single-dosed.
A number of changes to the reopening roadmap were announced by Premier Dominic Perrottet on Thursday morning, including the reopening of indoor pools on Monday; doubling the number of fully-vaccinated home visitors from five to 10, and bringing all students back to school by October 25.