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Brimbank and neighbouring residents continue to turn out in force for COVID-19 vaccinations, with Western Health’s two clinics vaccinating more than 14,000 people in four days. In the four days to last Thursday, 8157 people were vaccinated at the Sunshine Hospital, while 6484 people were vaccinated at the Showgrounds. Both locations are taking bookings for the AstraZeneca and Pzifer vaccines, with the roll-out last week extending to include those aged between 40 and 49. The Showgrounds was also one of the locations for the priority vaccine roll-out for aged care and disability care workers, which was set to end on Sunday. Acting Premier James Merlino said on Friday morning that demand for the vaccines is exceeding supply and he had requested that the federal government provide double the doses to the GP network. He also requested an additional 100,000 Pfizer doses for the middle of this month. Details on the Western Health roll-out: https://covid-19vaccination.wh.org.au
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Hope for end to lockdown By Tara Murray Brimbank residents have their fingers crossed that the fourth COVID-19 lockdown will come to an end this week. Melburnians are facing their second week of lockdown, with case numbers not dropping as much as experts would have liked. In Brimbank, which has one of the highest total number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, there are no active cases. In the 3037 postcode which includes Calder Park, Delahey, Hillside, Sydenham and Taylors Hill there are two active cases.
Brimbank residents have been on high alert, with a number of exposure sites in the municipality. Aged Care provider BlueCross Western Gardens is an exposure site after a staff member who worked at the centre on May 28 tested positive. All other staff and residents have since returned negative tests. All residents who were on-site between noon and midnight on that day are classified as tier one contacts. Anyone who entered the centre’s low care unit or who used the staff communal areas in the high care unit between 4pm and 9.30pm on
that day are also classified as tier one contacts. All other staff, contractors and visitors are classified as tier two contacts and need to get tested and isolate until they get a negative result. Brimbank Shopping Centre is an exposure site after a positive case worked at Muffin Break on May 26, 27 and 28. Tier one sites are Muffin Break, the male staff bathrooms and the food court on May 26, between 8.45am-5.30pm, May 27 between 11.45am-9.30pm and May 28 between 8.45am-6.30pm. Anyone who was at those locations at those times and dates needs to get tested and isolate for 14 days.
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The rest of the centre on those three days and times are a tier two site. Nandos on May 26 between 2pm and 5.30pm was named individually as a tier two site. The 420 bus route between Sunshine railway station at Dickson Street and Brimbank Shopping Centre on May 27 between 11.50am and 12.14pm is also classified as a tier one exposure site. Sunshine station is classified as a tier three site on May 27 between 11.03am and 11.50am on May 27. Anyone who was at the station between those times needs to monitor for symptoms.
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