The list of Vaccination Clinics in Western Queensland is updated weekly. It includes General Practices, Pharmacies and HHS outreach clinics and is available on the WQPHN website.
Please email Melissa Williams to notify WQPHN of any change you want to your listing.
COVID Care
Reminder: Diagnosed cases
Diagnosed cases of COVID-19 still need to isolate for 7 days which can end if they no longer have a fever, sore throat, runny nose or cough that is bad or getting worse. If they still have symptoms, they need to stay in isolation until they’re asymptomatic.
Reminder: Guidelines about close contacts in Queensland
Asymptomatic close contacts no longer need to isolate at home, however for 7 days from the last time someone in their household tested positive for COVID-19 they need to:
monitor for symptoms
wear a mask at all times when outside the home
not visit vulnerable settings, such as hospitals, aged care and disability facilities, unless in exceptional or compassionate circumstances (for example, end of life visits)
On 24 February 2022 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional approval to AstraZeneca Pty Ltd for its tixagevimab and cilgavimab (EVUSHELD) for the prevention of COVID-19 in people who are at risk of infection but have not been exposed to the virus, known as pre-exposure prevention of COVID-19.
EVUSHELD has been granted provisional approval for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in people aged 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kg:
who have moderate-to-severe immune compromise due to a medical condition or receipt of immunosuppressive medications or treatments that make it likely that they will not mount an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination; or
for whom vaccination is not recommended due to a history of severe adverse reaction to a COVID‐19 vaccine or COVID‐19 vaccine component.
Pre-exposure prevention with EVUSHELD is not a substitute for vaccination in individuals for whom COVID-19 vaccination is recommended.
This resource provides information on two questions.
1. How to determine those patients who present with ongoing breathlessness in need of urgent review or intervention due to suspected pulmonary embolus?
2. What is the evidence-based management approach for breathlessness as a symptom of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19?
Optimising the supply of PPE
The new ‘Optimising the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) guideline’, provides recommendations on the optimal use of PPE as a way of managing disrupted supply chain.
Developed by the PPE Working Group, with consultation from the Statewide Infection Clinical Network and the Work Health and Safety Advisory Group, the working group took an evidence-based approach to rewriting the existing PPE conservation guidance
For the latest state and national COVID-19 guidance view details at WQ HealthPathways.
General practitioners should refer to HealthPathways for up-to-date information on the clinical management of people with moderate risk, including escalation pathways if people deteriorate and for referral to oral treatments.
Webinars
Qld PHNs webinar series: COVID update for general practice #6
Winter Readiness: The Coincidence of Influenza and COVID-19
Date: Thursday, 12 May
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Join us as we discuss the impact of the flu season and continuing presence of COVID-19.
Speakers:
Dr Steven Donohue (Director, Townsville PHU)
Epidemiology of Influenza, outbreaks and what is ahead this winter.
Dr Trent Yarwood (Infectious Disease Specialist)
Double dose: COVID-19 and Influenza, Current influenza treatments, Vulnerable patients
Dr Karen Benn (GP) South West Queensland
A General Practice perspective to Winter Readiness. Overview of Influenza/Respiratory conditions and COVID-19 in HealthPathways.
Western Queensland Primary Health Network gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support from the Australian Government Department of Health
Although funding has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views
or policies of, nor is endorsed by, the Australian Government.
