No appointments will be necessary for people to receive their vaccination, as health services attempt to increase the amount of triple vaccinated residents in the area.
The Bendigo service will offer the same vaccination products that were provided by GV Health up until the change to outreach boundaries.
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation is recommending an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer of Moderna), rather than AstraZeneca for the third dose.
Confusion between third doses and COVID boosters has meant a slow uptake in Australia’s triple vaccination numbers, but ATAGI has been at pains to explain that a booster is not the same as a third dose.
Ninety-six per cent of the population have now had two doses of a COVID vaccine, but only 71.4 per cent aged 16 years and above are triple vaccinated (as of August 4).
Thirty-six per cent of those aged 30 or above have had four doses.
There is an Australia-wide aim to improve the numbers of people with recommended dosages of the vaccine — a significant drop-off having been experienced since the double vaccination numbers hit the high 90s percentile.
The service is being offered through the Bendigo Health COVID Vaccination Clinic and will be held from 12.30pm until 4.15pm at the Kyabram Community and Learning Centre on Lake Rd.
The outreach service is renting a room from KCLC, with the goal of enhancing the number of people aged 50 years and over with four doses of the COVID vaccine.
Kyabram residents aged from 30 to 49 should have already had three doses of the vaccine, according to government health advice.
Vaccination outreach co-ordinator Jaimie Veer will lead the team at Kyabram on Friday, with the aim of providing a monthly vaccination service to the town.
Kyabram and Rochester are among the Campaspe shire towns included in the outreach service, which includes the entire Loddon Mallee region.
The availability of a walk-in COVID vaccination service in Kyabram will be dependent on the initial response to the service being offered by Bendigo Health.
