Cordium is committed to provide regular updates to our team during this time and the purpose of this page is to keep our team of doctors and staff members informed.
Appointment Booking at Reception:
Face to face:
NSNCFV - No symptoms, no contact (casual or close), fully vaccinated.
Travel is irrelevant now as borders are open, if they are in QLD and not under isolation and do not have symptoms they can be booked in.
Telehealth first and doctor to advice patients:
- anyone who has symptoms - ONLY for these patients
- anyone who is not fully vaccinated (for clinics not seeing UV patients)
- anyone who cannot wear a mask
- anyone who is a known contact, casual or close.
Current PPE Requirements
Face Masks:
All clinical staff (doctors and nurses) to wear P2/N95 masks that have been fit tested.
All non-clinical staff (managers and reception) to wear surgical mask
Eye Protection
Eye protection is recommended but not mandatory, if a staff member wishes to use goggles or a face shield, they can.
Face shields and goggles are able to be re-worn. Please see Useful Links for further instructions.
Covid-19 Vaccines Information
We are pleased to announce that all our practices have been approved to provide Covid-19 vaccines.
27/04/2022
Close contact rules are changing
From 28/04/2022 reception will need to ask 2 screening questions:
- Questions about symptoms (same as currently what we are doing)
- Have you been a close contact for last 7 days?
If answer to any of them is yes, our preference is telehealth first and then doctor decides.
25-March-2022
Winter Doses:
- A recommended ‘Winter Dose’ for selected groups of people who are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19:
- Adults aged 65 years and older
- Residents of aged care or disability care facilities
- People aged 16 years and older with seer immunocompromise
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years and older
- Commence 4 April 2022
- Winter doses can be:
- Administered from 4 month or longer after receiving a previous booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine OR
- Administered from 4 months after a confirmed COVID-19 infection if this has occurred since the previous booster dose
- Co-administered with influenza vaccine
- Pfizer or Moderna are recommended for this dose.
- AstraZeneca can be used when Pfizer or Moderna cannot be used
- Billings for the winter dose is the same as booster dose (93644 + 93666)
Influenza Vaccine:
- A COVID-19 vaccine can be co-administered with the influenza vaccine and can be administered during the same visit
15-Feb-2022
Novavax Vaccine
ATAGI has approved Novavax Vaccine for those aged 18 years and older. Please see updated Practice Information Sheet in Cordium Policies -> COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic.
11-Feb-2022
'Up to Date'
ATAGI has advised that a person is 'Up to Date' if they have completed all the doses recommended for their age and individual health needs.
Everyone aged 16 years and older is recommended to receive a booster dose to maintain the best protection and an 'up to date' status.
If it has been more than 6 months since the person's primary course and they haven't had a booster, they will no longer be considered 'up to date' but instead will be considered 'overdue'
AstraZeneca Booster
AstraZeneca has been provisionally approved as a booster vaccine for individuals aged 18 years and above.
The decision to receive AstraZeneca as a booster dose MUST first be made in consultation with a medical professional.
03-Feb-2022
Pfizer Booster Doses
ATAGI have approved Pfizer Booster doses for those aged 16 years and over who have previously received two primary doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
14-Jan-2022
Weekday Pfizer billings:
Please make sure you are billing the correct MBS item number for each Pfizer dose correctly.
Dose 1: 92624
Dose 2: 93644
Dose 3: 93644 +93666
QLD Health Guidelines for Contacts
Document released for updated information on COVID-19 and contacts. Please see link in Useful Links