Indigo Shire vaccination rate high as health authorities advise positive covid case

AUSTRALIAN Government Heath data published on Monday stated COVID–19 vaccination rates for Indigo Shire had reached 89 per cent for first doses with the second dose at 57.7 per cent. The shire has one of the highest first dose vaccination rates across the state being in the top 10 of Local Government Areas (LGAs) as well in the lead for North East Victoria. This report listed the percentage of people aged 15 and over who have been vaccinated against COVID–19 by LGA. The high rate vaccination number comes at time when Albury Wodonga Health's Local Public Health Unit (LPHU) announced the day before that a positive COVID–19 case had been identified in Indigo Shire that followed testing on Saturday 26 September with the case transferred to a Melbourne hospital for additional testing. With case investigations and contract tracing taking place, anyone identified as a close contact will be contacted by the Department of Health or the Contact Tracing Team from AWH LPHU. Beechworth Service Station was also classed as a Tier 2 exposure site on Wednesday, September 22 after a positive case had visited between 11.50am and 12.45pm and the LPHU has advised people who were there between those times to get tested urgently and isolate until a negative result has been received. Albury Wodonga Health advised that community members should only get tested if they have been to an exposure site at the time and date specified, have symptoms (even if mild) or have been directed to by the Department of Health. No further exposure sites since the Beechworth Shell Service Station had been listed and classified as a Tier 2 exposure site have been added to the Victorian coronavirus website at the time of the Advertiser going to print yesterday. Exposure sites will be listed on the Victorian Dept Health website when confirmed at www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/case–alerts–public–exposure–sites. A COVID–19 pop–up testing clinic in partnership between Albury Wodonga Health and Dorevitch Pathology ran on Wednesday at the Beechworth Secondary College stadium as a service to the community for people of all ages. BHS CEO Mark Ashcroft said the testing facility came together quickly for the community to give people fast access to COVID testing without needing to leave the town to be tested elsewhere. "We acknowledge the efforts of a number of service partners without whose effort this would not have been possible so quickly," he said. Mr Ashcroft said there would be a testing clinic rolled out for future responses as needed. Both Mr Ashcroft and Indigo Shire mayor Jenny O'Connor said with a COVID case in the shire it reinforced the Victorian Chief Health Officer's direction to follow COVIDSafe rules, use QR codes, get tested for the mildest of symptoms and get vaccinated. "It's a clear reminder for people to do the right thing," Cr O'Connor said. "Council will continue to work with Albury Wodonga Health and Beechworth Health Service." Mr Ashcroft said vaccinations remained strong at the BHS vaccination hub.

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