By Alesha Capone
Victoria’s state-run COVID-19 vaccination centres, including Eagle Stadium in Werribee, are being “supercharged” to deliver more jabs into arms.
The state government today announced 25 cubicles have been added at the Eagle Stadium drive-through vaccination site.
This will increase the site’s capacity by 50 per cent.
The state government is also adding new cubicles at the Melton drive-through clinic to double its capacity.
Opening hours across vaccination sites will be extended too.
More pop-up sites will be established to ensure all VCE students can be vaccinated, including at the Altona Badminton Centre and the Australian Islamic Centre in Newport.
Chief health officer Brett Sutton said that out of today’s new 246 COVID cases in Victorian, 17 have been diagnosed in Wyndham residents and 15 in Hobsons Bay residents.
This is much lower than the 97 new cases diagnosed in Hume residents, in the city’s north.
There are also 31 new cases in Moreland residents and 23 new cases in Whittlesea, municipalities which are also in the northern suburbs.
There are nearly 1800 active COVID-19 cases across the state, with 110 people in hospital, 30 patients in Intensive Care and 14 people on a ventilator, including a 17 year-old.
More than 650,000 vaccines have been administered to Victorians since the state government announced its plan to vaccinate 1 million Victorians in five weeks, through state-run centres.
“We’ve delivered more than 650,000 doses towards our 1 million doses target which is a mammoth effort but please, if you haven’t had your vaccination yet, just book it in to protect yourself and your loved ones,” Premier Dan Andrews said.
Victorians can also get vaccinated at their local GP or selected pharmacists across the state.
If you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and your health, the best person to speak to is your doctor or pharmacist.
Visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccination-centres for more information on Victoria’s vaccination centres, including locations and opening hours.
