Source: New South Wales Ministerial News
The City of Greater Bendigo and Family Immunisation & Travel Specialists (FITS) Clinic are partnering to provide another satellite “pop-up” travel immunisation clinic for the wider Greater Bendigo community from 9am to 4pm on November 13, at the Strathdale Community Hub, 155 Crook Street Strathdale.
City of Greater Bendigo Community and Environment Manager Sue Harrison said the satellite clinic will specifically provide local access to the BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin) vaccine, a live vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis (TB) particularly in babies and young children, without the need to travel to Melbourne.
“These types of immunisations are recommended for those travelling to countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis,” Ms Harrison said.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for parents with young children who are intending to travel overseas to these countries in the future to receive the necessary travel vaccines in Greater Bendigo.
“This is the second pop up clinic to take place this year in Greater Bendigo. The first clinic we held in May was very popular as people living in regional Victoria usually have to travel to Melbourne to get their travel immunisations as the service is not normally offered in regional Victoria.
“FITS is Victoria’s largest private travel clinic for kids, comprising a team of paediatricians and immunisation nurses who specialise in travel medicine and immunisation and there will be costs associated with receiving the BCG vaccine.”
Patients must obtain a referral from their own doctor to attend the clinic.
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