Residents across the Central West and Orana regions are being urged to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated for COVID-19 to help protect themselves, their loved ones and local community as soon as possible.
Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders received his first jab on Monday, and said COVID-19 vaccinations are free and available across regional NSW through local GPs, NSW Health clinics and select pharmacies.
“Time and time again our community has come together when things need to get done and now is the time for each of us to roll up our sleeves and get vaccinated, to protect ourselves, family and friends – and keep our community safe,” Mr Saunders said.
“Personally, I’ve made the decision to get the Oxford University-developed AstraZeneca vaccine because I’m eligible for it and I have faith in it. I would encourage people to speak with their doctor and make the best decision for them, but not to delay making an appointment.
“I know the process to get an appointment can be frustrating but please don’t give up. Keep trying and consider all the options available
“Two doses of the vaccine provides more than 90 per cent prevention of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19, and also reduces the risk of spreading the virus by about 90 per cent, so if you have not yet had the jab, make an appointment as soon as possible.”
Mr Saunders said lifting restrictions across NSW so that people can safely get back to work and get on with life can only begin to be considered after more than six million vaccines are administered.
“Getting the jab greatly reduces your risk of dying if you happen to contract the virus and the protection it provides is essential for us to be able to welcome visitors, tourists, customers, suppliers and investors back to the bush,” he said.
“Tell your parents, your family and your friends how they can get the jab and the benefits it will provide for them and our community.”
Anyone aged 18 and over can find nearby places where they can get the jab at covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility
For further information about regional NSW COVID-19 rules, go to: www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules/what-you-can-do-nsw.
I have always been a liberal supporter.
I acknowledge the efforts of The Prime Minister and everyone else involved in containing covid-19.
I am writing to state my total objection to a vaccine passport. We are a free country and this would be taking away our freedom of choice. Forced vaccination is wrong and takes away a freedom.
There are different reasons people will not have the vaccine including ethical and religious reasons.
I am pro-life and will not have a vaccine that has used aborted fetus cells in the testing of a vaccine.
I also strongly object to workers being blackmailed by having to have the vaccination to go back to work. Most of the construction workers would not be in a financial position to fight this and desperately need to work. So what choice do they have. This is SO wrong.
I will be looking at independent candidates to vote for if the covid passport is on the table, as will a lot of other Australians
Merrilyn Craig
I don’t believe that the Covid-19 vaccine should be mandatory or compulsory for anyone. Too many people have only looked at one side of the coin in regards to this vaccine which is actually still in trial. The other side of the coin, which tells alarming truths about this vaccine and its side-effects, are constantly being censored on social media and left out of apparently ‘real news’ broadcasts. The amount of harm that mandatory continual face mask wearing on a daily basis is also much publicised but alot of public officials appear to ignore those facts. Some might go in to hospital with Covid but alot of Covid Vaccinated people are also being admitted and those cases, alarmingly, are hushed up. It all starts with the top politicians running the country. The whole topic has a big question mark looming over it. There is alot of evidence out there that shows and explains the dangers of the Covid vaccine.
S. Evans
Hi Dugald my name is Scott I would like to ask you a few questions on the covid situation in Dubbo nsw. Why have all our pfizer vaccines for the young people been re-routed to Sydney? We are a critical small city in the Central west, if Dubbo goes down so do the rest of the towns around us. I am 38 and trying to get back into the workforce. WHY are people in my age group being denied, what has been recommended by health authorities in Australia. Can you do something for Dubbo before it’s to late ?