The Albury-Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service is encouraging Indigenous people aged 16 to 49 to get their COVID-19 vaccination at the Wodonga High Street hub.
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All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people above 18 years of age were part of phase 1B of the coronavirus vaccination program, but due to concerns about blood clots, only the over 50s have been receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.
AWAHS clinic manager Lauren Blatchford said it was great that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations between 16 and 49 could now get the Pfizer vaccine.
"It means greater access to be vaccinated," she said.
"So we'll be directing those patients who are eligible, to the Hub to be vaccinated, because we don't offer the Pfizer vaccine here at AWAHS."
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Ms Blatchford said it was important for Indigenous Australians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as they were a more vulnerable group.
"It's to do with their health and wellbeing," she said.
"It's well known that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is more at risk of chronic illness and health disparities.
"So if we can encourage everyone to be vaccinated, it helps to lessen the extent of COVID-19 that may be experienced."
The Australian Human Rights Commission website says the health inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is connected to systemic discrimination.
Ms Blatchford said she believed the vaccine would be taken up well by the 16 to 49 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, but some people from the cohort might have challenges in accessing the vaccination.
"It's probably more about transport and where it's located," she said.
Ms Blatchford said for Indigenous patients in Albury without cars, travelling to Wodonga could be difficult if they couldn't find transport.
"But also with the COVID-19 situation and lockdown concerns that have been posed lately, (it) can cause some hesitancy," she said.
She said AWAHS wanted to be able to vaccinate its younger patients in the future.
"We're hoping at AWAHS to be able to provide the Pfizer vaccine in the next month or so," she said.
"But we haven't got further communication about that as yet.
"If AWAHS can provide the vaccination here, we could help both Wodonga and Albury clients, because we do offer transport for our patients."
The Wodonga High Street vaccination hub can be accessed via the Hovell Street carpark from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
Limited walk in bookings are available, but people are advised to book through the coronavirus vaccination hotline on 1800 675 398.
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