{"id":17911,"date":"2024-01-07T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=17911"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T07:54:02","slug":"free-vaccines-in-pharmacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/free-vaccines-in-pharmacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Free vaccines in pharmacies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pharmacy Guild of Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says patients will no longer have to pay for vaccines at their local community pharmacy under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) as of January 1.<\/p>\n<p>Up until now eligible patients for the NIP faced an administration fee if they received their vaccination at a community pharmacy, but this will change this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Pharmacy Guild\u2019s National President, Professor Trent Twomey says the changes will see more pharmacies be able to administer more vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the first of January all Australians will be able to ask their pharmacist for all vaccinations on the Commonwealth Government\u2019s National Immunisation Program,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Twomey says having more pharmacists able to administer the vaccines will free up more appointments at doctors\u2019 surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is great news for Australians, great news for Australian families because it means they no longer have to wait up to four days in a capital city or even four weeks in a rural or regional area to secure an appointment with the general practitioner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The changes will mean that patients have greater choice and convenience about where they get their vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no wrong door. You can continue, if you wish, to see your doctor but you now have that extra choice to be able to ask your community pharmacist for more vaccinations from January 1,\u201d Professor Twomey said.<\/p>\n<p>Patients wanting to find their nearest community pharmacy can visit www.findapharmacy.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pharmacy Guild of Australia The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says patients will no longer have to pay for vaccines at their local community pharmacy under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) as of January 1. 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