Covid-19 Vaccinations | Glebe Family Medical Practice

Children Pfizer Vaccines

From the 10th January, children aged 5-11 years will be eligible for their first dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine.

Children will be eligible to receive a paediatric formulation of Pfizer of 10mcg (0.2mL). This equates to a third of the recommended 30mcg dosage for people aged 12 and over.

Children are required to have two doses of the paediatric vaccine, given 8 weeks apart. In certain situations, children are able to receive their second dose from 3 weeks after their first. These situations include:

an outbreak response
prior to the initiation of significant immunosuppression
before international travel

You are also able to visit the NSW Health Covid-19 Vaccination for Children aged 5-11 website for detailed information.

To book an appointment, please click here.

Booster Vaccines

ATAGI has announced an update regarding booster Covid vaccines.

You are eligible for a booster dose at Glebe Family Medical Practice if:

you are 16 years and older, and
it has been 3 months or more since you received your second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
you have a valid Medicare card.

Pfizer or Moderna are recommended as a single booster dose, regardless of the primary COVID-19 vaccine used.

If it has been at least 4 months since your first booster dose and you fit into one of the below categories, you should book an appointment to have another booster dose as soon as possible before or during winter:

65 years or older
aged 16-64 and have complex, chronic or severe medical conditions
a resident of an aged care or disability care facility
severely immunocompromised
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and aged 50 years and older.

For more information on Booster vaccines, please click here.

Are you severely immunocompromised?

The Government has announced that people who are severely immunocompromised should consider getting a 3rd dose of a Covid vaccine from 2 months after their 2nd dose.

Immunocompromised patients include those who have certain medical conditions or who are undergoing medical treatments such as:

Blood-related cancers, such as leukemia (current)
Current active treatment for cancer (or if you were undergoing treatment when you had your 1^st or 2^nd dose)
Recipients of a solid organ transplant with immunosuppressive therapy
Stem-cell transplant recipients or chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy within 2 years of transplantation.

Anyone taking the following immunosuppressive medications:
- Mycophenolate, methotrexate (>0.4 mg/kg/week), leflunomide, azathioprine (>3mg/kg/day), 6-mercaptopurine (>1.5 mg/kg/day), Cyclophosphamide, Cyclosporin, Tacrolimus, high dose corticosteroid treatment equivalent to >20mg/day of prednisone for 14 days in a month, abatacept, eculizumab, alemtuzumab, or fingolimod.

OR multiple immunosuppressants where the cumulative effect is considered to be severely immunosuppressive

Primary immunodeficiency conditions including combined immunodeficiency and syndromes, major antibody deficiency (e.g., common variable immune deficiency (CVID) or agammaglobulinemia), defects of innate immunity (including phagocytic cells), defects of immune regulation, complement deficiencies and phenocopies of primary immunodeficiencies.
HIV with CD4 counts <250>
Long term renal dialysis

If none of the above conditions apply to you, you are currently not eligible and do not require 3rd dose.

If you are not sure if you are eligible for a 3rd dose vaccine, we recommend that you book a telehealth appointment with your GP.

For further information on 3rd doses, please click here.

Wanting to get your first dose?

Glebe Family Medical Practice is more than happy to vaccinate you with your first dose of Pfizer or Novavax.

If you are an existing patient, you can book online or you can call our friendly reception staff who will be able to assist you.

Glebe Medical Services

We offer quality and comprehensive health care to all age groups in our community. This includes preventive health care, antenatal care and paediatrics (including childhood immunisation), women’s health, family planning, men’s health, travel health, minor surgical procedures, chronic disease management, mental health and counselling.

Our Glebe medical practice is fully GPA accredited – we meet the rigorous RACGP standards for general practices in Australia.

We are an accredited travel immunisation centre so we can give you advice and the right vaccines for your trip including Yellow Fever vaccination. Here’s more about travel vaccinations at Glebe Medical