Welcome to the Blackburn Specialist Centre
We pride ourselves on a high level of professionalism whilst offering a warm and caring environment to our patients, staff & Specialists.
We have a broad range of highly regarded consulting Specialists and Allied Health Professionals. Most of our Specialists require a referral from your GP, but many Allied Health Professionals do not need a referral. Please telephone us on 9875 1161 if you are unsure whether you need a referral.
COVID VACCINE BOOSTERS
We are able to offer a booster dose for patients aged 18 and over who have received their first two doses of any of the Covid vaccines – boosters to be administered 6 months after the second dose.
We will schedule boosters and contact all of the patients who have had their second dose at Blackburn Clinic. You will receive a text message or phone call with details of the scheduled appointment, which will be planned for as close as possible to 6 months after your second dose. If this date does not suit you or you do not want to proceed, please telephone the clinic to adjust your appointment.
Current patients who did not have their Covid vaccines with us, you are very welcome to telephone the clinic to book in for your booster dose. We will need to know the date that you received your second dose.
The preferred vaccine for the booster dose is Pfizer. If there is a reason why you would prefer an Astra Zeneca booster, then please telephone the clinic and we will arrange a time for you.
Please be reassured that your first two doses are still likely to be very effective but ongoing protection is helped by the booster dose. There is no need nor recommendation to have a booster any sooner than 6 months after your second dose.
For those patients who have had a 3rd primary dose (generally 2 months after their second and usually for patients with some type of immunosuppression) there is no current recommendation to have a booster dose.
As usual, please feel free to contact the clinic for an appointment to discuss matters further if you would like to.
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
BLACKBURN CLINIC IS STILL PROVIDING BOTH ASTRA ZENECA AND PFIZER VACCINATIONS.
ALL COVID VACCINE BOOKINGS (INCLUDING THIRD DOSES FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS) MUST BE MADE BY TELEPHONING THE CLINIC.
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THIRD DOSE
Please note, this is not the same as booster doses. Third doses are for people with immune compromising conditions or medications (eg. cancer, chemotherapy).
If you regularly attend Blackburn Clinic, please call the clinic for an appointment to determine your eligibility. If you are not our regular patient, please arrange a letter confirming eligibility from your GP or relevant specialist, or use the eligibility declaration form.
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For further information about the Astra Zeneca vaccine (including side effects such as the rare blood clotting condition) on the links below:
For further information about the Pfizer vaccine, please click on the link below:
HOW TO GET PROOF OF YOUR COVID-19 VACCINATION
You can get proof via your Medicare online account through myGov, or the Express Plus Medicare mobile app. See this link for instructions:
