Some helpful information to read prior to your appointment for the COVID vaccination
Why do you need COVID-19 Vaccine?
Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine protects you and the community. It also reduces the health, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click the link below to find out more.
‘Why should I get vaccinated for covid-19’
Is Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine Safe?
Medical experts have studied Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines to make sure they are safe.
In January 2021, the Pfizer BionTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), being the first Covid-19 vaccine granted such approval in Australia. It is approved for use in adults 16years and older. Click here to find out more.
Most side effects of Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 are mild and usually disappear quickly.
Side effects may include a sore / swollen arm, transient headache, transient joint pain / muscle ache, transient fever, transient tiredness or transient fever. Other side effects include nausea, reactive lymph node swelling, insomnia, injection site itchiness, and are side effects such as acute facial nerve paralysis (Bell’s palsy) and anaphylaxis. As with any vaccine or medicine, there may be rare and/or unknown side effects.
To help manage pain and swelling, a cold compress or icepack wrapped in a cloth can be used on the injection site. Paracetamol and ibuprofen are not routinely recommended to be taken post COVID-19 vaccination. However, they can be taken to alleviate pain and swelling adverse events if required.
If you have a side effect that worries you, please let us know. Click the link below to find out more.
‘Is COVID-19 Vaccine Safe?’
How does COVID-19 Vaccine work?
Vaccines train a person’s immune system to recognise and clear out germs (bacteria and viruses) that can cause serious illness. They strengthen your immune system by training it to recognise and fight against specific germs.
Vaccines contain either killed or weakened versions of the virus that causes the disease or a small part of it, such as a protein or nucleic acid. When you get a vaccine, your immune system recognises these as foreign. It responds by creating memory cells and antibodies that protect you against future infection.
The active ingredient of the Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine is a single-stranded, 5’-capped messenger non-replicating mRNA molecule (BNT162b2).
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‘How Does COVID-19 Vaccine work?’
What should I do before I have my COVID-19 Vaccine?
Below are the things you should do to prepare yourself for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Please bring along your Medicare card, any document that verify your age and any document that verify your occupation (if applicable).
If you are not one of our patients, please bring along documentation that verify your medical condition(s) (if applicable).
If you are not one of our patients and you are 60 years old and older, please bring along documentation from your GP that states your medical exemptions and recommends you for Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine.
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Preparation before your COVID-19 Vaccine.
If you wish to proceed, please click onto the link below to print and complete our COVID-19 vaccination consent Form.
COVID-19 Vaccination Consent Form
Click link below to explore more of comprehensive Question and Answers of COVID-19 vaccination
Question and Answers of COVID-19 vaccination
Click link below for the Guideline for Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or Planning Pregnancy
COVID-19 vaccine and women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or Planning Pregnancy
If you wish to proceed, please click onto the link below to print and complete our COVID-19 vaccination consent Form.
COVID-19 Vaccination Consent Form
