"Demand for vaccines has been high since late December," Wimmera Health Care Group clinic coordinator Genevieve Lilley said.
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Vaccinations have been a hot commodity since children aged five-year-old and above have been allowed to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Victorian Government-issued advice that all parents and guardians should aim to have their children aged five-years-old and above vaccinated with one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the start of Term 1.
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"We are going well, we have vaccinated about 350 children so far with no problems," Ms Lilley said.
"We are starting to plan to do some after the school year starts to find those kids who weren't able to get done during the holidays."
At this stage, school returns in late January with the provision of rapid antigen testing will be in place for at least the first four weeks of Term 1 - this was announced on Sunday, January 23.
Ms Lilley said families are frustrated with getting appointments to get their children vaccinated.
"We are doing everything we can to get more immunisers working, and our clinics running as efficiently as we can. We will get to the schools as well, so anyone who hasn't been able to get one during the holidays should be vaccinated not long after school goes back," she said.
"We have been overwhelmed with calls on occasion, and to be honest, there have been times when we just can't even answer the phone.
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"We're doing about half adults and half children on our McLachlan Street clinic days. Our outreach has all been adult boosters so far - we've been to Harrow, Edenhope and are going to Warracknabeal to do the hospital staff tomorrow. So we've got a bit of catching up to do with the kids.
"West Wimmera is doing a popup for children at the Nhill Community Centre this week, so hopefully they can get most of the kids in the district in for that before school starts."
Appointments are booking fast, but each week more openings are available.
Ms Lilley said to keep up to date for available appointments via social media.
"Watch our Facebook page for updates," she said,
"We always post there if we have spare appointments or any other updates that we want the public to know about; patience is essential at the moment as we have so much to do.
"We want people to be understanding if we can't get to the phone.
"We do aim to prioritise those who are vulnerable to complications of COVID-19, and also our workforce, so if you are fit and well please stand back and let those people in first."
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