Workplace Vaccinations

For your convenience we can provide influenza vaccination clinic on site at your place of work.

Our doctors and experienced immunisation nurses can provide vaccination services to locations throughout the local area.   Dates may be organised to suit your needs, ensuring your employees can return to work shortly after their immunisation. Alternatively we can arrange for your employees to come to our North Nowra Practice.

Please call our admin office on (02) 44235991 or email admin@nnm.net.au to discuss your vaccination requirements with us.

QFever

Q fever is an infectious disease that can cause severe illness in some people. 

People usually get Q Fever from farm animals (cattle, sheep and goats). Other animals may also be infected including wildlife and even dogs and cats. 

People who work with or near animals are most at risk of getting Q Fever, and particularly people working at animal processing plants or working with animals around birthing time.

Anyone at risk of exposure to Q Fever should have a test to see if they are protected from the disease. Individuals may be immune to Q Fever and therefore can not get the disease. This could be because they are already vaccinated with the Q Fever vaccine; or they may have previously been infected with it.

 

Consultation Process: 

The below highlights the important steps in the vaccination process 

 

  1. INITIALLY WE NEED TO CHECK – If an individual seeking vaccination has already been vaccinated : Log onto the Australian Q Fever Register or call on 1300 733 837
  2. DR THEN DISCUSSES THE FOLLOWING TESTS – for previous exposure or vaccination 
    • Blood test – CFT antibody test
    • Skin test – Intradermal hypersenstivity test 

3. VACCINATE – IF TESTS COME BACK NEGATIVE 

Seven (7) days after initial tests, if both tests are negative and there are no other contraindications (e.g. allergy to eggs or the patient is a child), vaccinate.

Explain possible side effects of vaccination and inform patient that it takes at least two (2) weeks for the vaccine to be effective and the patient should not expose themselves to any risks until after this period.

 

4. OFFER TO REGISTER YOUR QFEVER STATUS 

The patent may choose to record their Q Fever immune status on the Q Fever Register. This is voluntary. 

 

Limited doctors are able to go through the QFever process: Dr Allin, Dr Sloane, Dr Sleeman, and Dr Rudd are all available for this.