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East Brunswick Medical Centre

COVID-19

Please wear a mask, observe social distancing and DO NOT attend the practice if you are feeling unwell with respiratory symptoms. Please call reception on 03 9388 0990 to access Respiratory Consultations.

COVID-19 Vaccination Information (Booster not available at EBMC)

Updated 2023

East Brunswick Medical Centre finished our AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination program in 2021.

We do not have Pfizer or Moderna vaccinations.

To book COVID-19 boosters, please attend a vaccination clinic or pharmacy location (see https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/booking/).

Self management of COVID-19 infection at home:

If you have a postive Rapid Antigen Test / PCR for COVID-19, please refer to the department of health guidance:

Checklist for COVID cases | Coronavirus Victoria

Managing COVID-19 at home | Coronavirus Victoria

COVID-19 Antivirals | Coronavirus Victoria

If you have any concerns please book a telehealth appointment with one of the GPs, or if you are unable to book a timely appointment, please ring reception and discuss further.

Patients who have a higher risk of adverse outcomes or more severe disease should speak with one of the GPs about their positive result.

Keeping everyone safe during a new phase of living with COVID-19

If you:

- Have any fever or respiratory symptoms (runny nose, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, loss of smell, loss of taste etc.);

- Have been a close contact of a person confirmed to have COVID-19

- Are a health care worker or aged care worker with other symptoms of being mildly unwell (e.g. headache, muscle aches, stuffy nose, nausea/vomiting/diarrhoea

- Have tested positive on a Rapid Antigen Test

Please contact reception on 03 9388 0990. 

We run a daily respiratory clinic where doctors can assess patients with these symptoms in an isolation room. COVID-19 PCR swabs can be conducted in this setting.

Extra precautions we are taking to keep everyone safe:

  • University of Melbourne recommended HEPA air purifiers in every consultation room, waiting room, running at higher than recommended hourly air exchanges – see https://sgeas.unimelb.edu.au/engage/guide-to-air-cleaner-purchasing 
  • Clinicians in surgical, P2/N95 masks, eye protection where appropriate
  • Staff screening all patients coming into the waiting room for symptoms.
  • We encourage patients to wait outside if they wish
  • Phone and video consults where appropriate in place of in-person (F2F) visits at patient discretion (we ask that everyone be mindful that some issues will require a physical examination)
  • Telehealth follow-up of COVID +ve patients where appropriate, in-person assessments via EBMC respiratory clinic as required.

Your appointments may have to be rescheduled or changed to telehealth appointments at short notice due to doctors and nurses having to isolate due to COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but ask for your understanding during this next phase of living with COVID-19.

We will keep you updated as best as we can in a rapidly changing environment.