12/10/2022
ABOUT US:
We are a GP led respiratory clinic that is run by Raymond Terrace Family Practice. It is part of the commonwealth initiative to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
All services are at no cost to the patient.
You do not need to be a patient of Raymond Terrace Family practice to access the services.
There are two distinct areas of the clinic.
RESPIRATORY CLINIC (COVID clinic ) - entry at rear off building off Swan st
🦠 COVID-19 positive patients - where you can be seen face to face by a doctor or via Telehealth if you have tested positive via RAT or PCR to covid-19 in the past 14 days.
🦠 COVID-19 PCR testing - if you have respiratory symptoms - fever/cough/sore throat or runny nose
🦠We are unable to test asymptomatic patients ( even close contacts )
🦠Respiratory assessments. You can be reviewed face to face by a doctor when you have acute respiratory symptoms like fever , cough , sore throat or runny nose.
🦠 We are an acute assessment service for when you have a new respiratory illness. Unfortunately we are unable to continue to care for you if you have a diagnosis of influenza or other ongoing respiratory illnesses. We refer you back into the care of your GP.
🦠 Book online with practitioner “ COVID-19 test or assessment”
🦠No walk-ins and patients enter via COVID clinic entrance off Swan st at the rear our the building. Please call number on display on arrival and remain in car.
🦠 ANTI VIRALS are prescribed for people who are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
You may be eligible if you’re:
✔️70+
✔️50+ with 2 risk factors
✔️a First Nations person 30+ with 1 risk factors
✔️18+ and immunocompromised.
Please book a COVID-19 telehealth as soon as you test positive to COVID-19 as treatment needs to be commenced in the first 5 days of illness.
VACCINATION CLINIC - Entry via main surgery entrance - Jacaranda Ave
💉 New Omicron Specific vaccine with both the original variant and Omicron BA 1 targeted. It is only a booster dose ( so 3rd and 4th vaccine doses ) for over 18 years old.
💉 Large dedicated after hours vaccine clinic not running at present except for occasional Saturday afternoons.
💉Pfizer vaccine 5- 11 year olds, recommended for all children, two doses 8 weeks apart. Second bookings will be made at the first vaccination.
💉16 and 18 year olds boosters from 3 months from their second dose.
💉Immunocompromised patients have a third dose followed by a booster at 3 months from their third dose. 5 doses in total.
💉Pfizer 12+ available for all over 12. dose 1, dose 2 and dose 3/booster
💉Novavax for people over 18. It has also been approved as a booster but MRNA are still preferred as a booster.
💉second booster dose (Winter boosters or 4 th vaccine ) are now recommended for :
* Adults aged 50years and older
* Residents of aged care or disability care facilities
* People aged 16 years and older with severe immunocompromise.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years and older.
People aged 30 to 49 years old can receive a fourth dose if they choose.
- This dose can be given from 3 months or longer after the person has received their first booster dose, or from 3months after a confirmed COVID -19 infection, if infection occurred since the person’s first COVID-19 booster dose.
MRNA vaccines are the preferred, we have Pfizer and new Bivalent Moderna.
Where can choose Novavax when others are contraindicated or they do not want to have an MRNA vaccine.
💉Influenza vaccine can be co-administered with the additional booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
💉Government and privately funded flu vaccines available at our clinics.
💉ATAGI have updated their advice that if people have had covid they should wait until 3 months to have their next vaccine. Applies to all ages so kids and adults and regardless of how many vaccines they have had.
A longer gap between infection and vaccination is likely to lead to a better immune response and result in longer protection from reinfection.
🦠For any person aged 16 and older who has not received their first booster yet, ATAGI recommends they receive it as soon as possible.
Protection against infection wanes after the first booster dose. However, protection against severe disease (rather than all infection) is relatively well maintained, especially in young healthy populations.
All our bookings for COVID patient and Vaccinations are online via HotDoc with no walk in capabilities.
https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/raymond-terrace-NSW-2324/raymond-terrace-respiratory-clinic/doctors.
