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News Tuesday, 17 May 2022
COVID-19 vaccination moving to new home
Staff at the Community Vaccination Hub in Norlane are packing boxes and preparing for a move to a new ‘home of vaccination’ in Geelong.
In recognition of our region’s impressive COVID-19 vaccination rates, the team from the current hub (that was previously the Ford factory) are packing up...
News Monday, 02 May 2022
Antivirals - changing the way we treat COVID-19
As the fight against COVID-19 continues, public health clinicians in the Barwon South West have a new treatment for COVID patients to prevent serious illness and hospitalisation.
Infectious Disease registrar Dr Arvind Yerramilli from the Barwon South West Public Health Unit (BSWPHU) is...
News Friday, 22 April 2022
COVID Commander tours region to thank staff
The Commander of the Department of Health’s COVID19 Response, Jeroen Weimar, visited Geelong today to thank the hundreds of health staff that helped protect, vaccinate, test and support people in the Barwon region.
Over the past year, he has become a familiar face to many Victorians,...