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Public Holidays 2024
We are closed for King's Birthday Monday 10 June, Labour Day Monday 7 October and for Christmas Saturday 21 December and reopen to normal hours again Monday 6 January.
New Shingles Vaccine
Due to high demand, supplies are currently very limited. From 1 November 2023, the shingles vaccine Shingrix® replaces Zostavax® on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule for the prevention of shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia. It will be available for eligible people most at risk of complications from shingles.
A 2-dose course of Shingrix® will be available for free for:
people aged 65 years and older
First Nations people aged 50 years and older
immunocompromised people aged 18 years and older with the following medical conditions:
haemopoietic stem cell transplant
solid organ transplant
haematological malignancy
advanced or untreated HIV.
Unlike Zostavax®, Shingrix® does not contain any live virus so it can be given to people aged 18 years and over who are immunocompromised.
Are you at risk of Q Fever? Get vaccinated today!
Q fever is an illness caused by an bacterium called Coxiella burnetii which can be caught by humans via direct or indirect contact with infected animals or animal products.
Q fever is mainly spread from animals to humans via inhalation of infected particles in the air; however other less common routes of infection include contact with infected animal products such as birth products (placenta), milk, urine and faeces. Cattle, sheep, goats, camels, cats, dogs and even native animals such as bandicoots and kangaroos can transmit the disease to humans.
Q fever is mainly spread from animals to humans via inhalation of infected particles in the air; however other less common routes of infection include contact with infected animal products such as birth products (placenta), milk, urine and faeces. Cattle, sheep, goats, camels, cats, dogs and even native animals such as bandicoots and kangaroos can transmit the disease to humans.
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1 in 8 women in NSW will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
BreastScreen Australia offers women aged 50 to 74 a screening mammogram every two years. No referral needed.