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08/11/2021

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟑 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐬𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲) 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝟔 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲. 𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬.

22/09/2021

Your doctors and nurses studied hard to become qualified health professionals, from books, reputable journals and professors, not click-baiters on social media.
You trust us to look after your most important asset, your health, and we are grateful for that trust.
It is frustrating for us to see otherwise intelligent people taken down the rabbit holes of what are essentially the modern equivalent of religious cults.
We are here to keep you healthy, and certainly don't want to contribute to the possibility of your death when you are eventually (as we all will be) exposed to the virus.
The vaccine does not stop spread, it only greatly reduces the chance of severe illness. If you trust us to look after you, check out our website and book in for your vaccination. We have both AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines for the appropriate groups.

COVID-19 Coronavirus Our advice and protocols (page updated 18/9/2021) are based on best medical evidence ATAGI guidelines. Risks associated with COVID-19 disease far exceed risks from vaccination. We recommend vaccination with the appropriate vaccine for all eligible people. More details from Depar...

23/12/2020

Info re COVID & kids

December 24, 2020 (Hi reader. Once again, an issue of KidsTravelDoc is devoted to COVID-19’s effect on children, rather than our usual subject, keeping kids healthy and safe for travel and related outdoor activities. Family travel has been pummeled by concerns over the pandemic. Hopefully, soon we...

20/09/2020

If you have diabetes, you are allowed to dive (with due precautions)

20/03/2020

Why restrictions work -

The early trickle of new coronavirus infections has turned into a steady current. By creating simple simulations, we can see how to slow it down.

19/01/2020

18/12/2019

Both clinics closed on Public Holidays. See you all next year. Safe travels!

18/12/2019

Wishing all our friends and patients (not mutually exclusive!) all the very best for the holiday season. Thank you for your support and enjoy your travels. Stay healthy.

29/10/2019

To our valued Patients
Both Knoxfield and Colchester Medical clinics will be closed on November 5 due to Melbourne Cup Public holiday.

19/10/2019

Measles Outbreak in Victoria

• Anyone planning overseas travel should ensure they have received appropriate vaccinations prior to travel.
• Infants as young as six months of age can receive free MMR vaccine prior to travel overseas.
• Be alert for measles if presenting with a fever at rash onset, particularly if you were overseas or visited detailed sites 7-18 days prior to onset of illness.
• Isolate suspected cases & ring Doctor for advice
• Notify the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Section at the Department of Health and Human Services on 1300 651 160 of suspected cases immediately.
• There is a free measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to all eligible people born during or since 1966.