![VACCINE ROLLOUT: Indigenous Australians are at increased risk of Covid-19 due to existing health and socioeconomic inequities. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE.
VACCINE ROLLOUT: Indigenous Australians are at increased risk of Covid-19 due to existing health and socioeconomic inequities. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/128816459/d7c4be25-e10e-47e3-8b92-55543272ac8e.jpg/r0_319_5125_3212_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service has received its next delivery of Covid-19 vaccines, after there was some concern the batch wouldn't arrive in time to continue the vaccination program at its current rate.
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Clinic Manager Lauren Blatchford said she was "relieved" the new vials arrived yesterday.
"I'm glad that they're here," she said.
"They give you a delivery window, but of course, things happen with delivery.
"At least we know that we can deliver the vaccine to community ongoing."
Ms Blatchford said about 60 patients had been vaccinated over the past few weeks, but the new vials delivered were bigger and would allow more people to be vaccinated.
"There'll be 10 doses in the vial so we can increase our capacity," she said.
The previous vials held eight doses.
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Ms Blatchford said the health service was still only vaccinating patients at the clinic who were over 50.
"They're at the high risk category, which is why they fit into that 1B now," she said.
She said the vaccination program so far had been going well, and there had been a positive response from the community.
"We've managed it really well actually," she said.
"We've got lists of patients to call to book in, people have been calling up themselves to book in.
"We haven't been overrun.
"A lot of people understand if they're eligible or not according to the government guidelines, which is great.
"Uptake has been really good so far.
"A lot of people would really rather get the vaccination than end up in hospital sick or pass it around to everyone else.
"The people who have had a vaccination have said its only a small prick in the arm and it's been really positive."
Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service vaccinates people on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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