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The Board of Waikari Health Care Limited has opted to fund the Fluad Quad vaccine for people over 65 who choose to have it. If you have paid to have this vaccine your account at the Health Centre will be credited.

This year there is a choice of 2 vaccines for people over 65 – one is funded and the other is not. Details of the unfunded vaccine below. Cost is $30.

For people aged 65 years old or over, influenza immunisation is very important, as the risks associated with the illness get more serious as you age.
The risk of hospitalisation, long-term disability, loss of independence and even death are all greater if you get the flu compared to a younger, healthy adult.
The influenza vaccine specifically designed for over 65s
You may be aware that the effectiveness of the flu vaccine decreases as you get older and your immune system becomes weaker. However, recent advances in influenza vaccine development at Seqirus have given the flu shot a boost in effectiveness in people aged 65 years old and over compared with standard influenza vaccines.
Aged 65 or over?
Read this important news about your annual flu vaccine.
FLUAD Quad optimised for 65+
FLUAD® Quad is the only flu vaccine containing MF59® Adjuvant, designed to help your body create
more antibodies to help fight influenza. In people aged 65 years and over, immunisation with FLUAD Quad offers:
Lower risk of needing to see a doctor, visit an emergency department or be hospitalised
with flu related complications compared with the standard flu vaccine† Longer protection Antibody levels are higher at 12 months post vaccination, compared with the standard flu vaccine† Less chance of contracting flu compared with the standard flu vaccine†
FLUAD Quad is made by Seqirus, the same company that
makes the standard flu vaccine.
Any questions? Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist
about FLUAD Quad today or go to fluad.co.nz

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There will be a covid vaccination clinic on Sunday 17^th October at Waikari Health Centre at 10.00am – 1.00pm.  This is a drive-through clinic.

Bookings preferred but walk-ins can be done too. Grab a mate and get your jab.  Free Sausage Sizzle courtesy of Hawarden-Waikari Lions Club.

Trouble getting to the clinic?  Give us a call and we might be able to arrange transport.

Ph 03 3144 506 or email reception@waikarihealth.co.nz

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While it is still preferable to provide as many consultations as possible via the phone or video, if you do need a face to face consultation then we respectfully ask that you come alone as we have a limited space for people in the waiting room, to ensure a 2m distance from others.

All people aged 12 and over entering our facility must wear a face covering and must either use the Covid app to record the visit or sign in. Please also use the hand sanitiser dispenser in the foyer, on entry and departure.

Covid vaccination clinics will continue to be delivered as a “drive through” arrangement. These are done by booked appointments only – please phone our receptionist on 03 3144 506.

All of the above measures are to keep patients, staff and the community as safe as possible. Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

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If you are unwell please phone us and we will advise whether your consultation can take place over the phone, by video or in person.

COVID vaccination clinics are suspended for the next 48 hours. We will contact you to organise an alternative appointment. Texts have been sent to people with an appointment tomorrow, 19 August, but due to high sms traffic volumes there may be a delay in receiving the message.

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We’ve had lots of questions about the COVID-19 vaccination and when you’ll be able to access it, so here’s an update.

In Waitaha/Canterbury we’re currently vaccinating people in Group 1, Group 2 and a small number of people in Group 3.

• Group 1 includes border and MIQ workers and their household contacts.
• Group 2 includes frontline health workers, people working and living in long-term residential care, Māori and Pacific people aged 70 and over, the people they live with and their carers.
• Group 3 includes people aged 65 and over, people with some underlying health conditions, pregnant people, and people with disabilities, older Māori and Pacific people, the people they live with and their carers.

There are more than 170,000 people in Group 3 in Canterbury. Because of this, we’re inviting people to book their vaccination appointments in stages.

We’re pleased to say we’re opening a vaccination clinic at Waikari Health Centre.

When it is your turn to book an appointment, we’ll contact you directly with instructions about how to book. This will be by text, email, letter or phone call.

If you’re in Group 3 and you haven’t been contacted to book your vaccination, you don’t need to do anything right now. We’ll contact you when it’s your turn.  Please be patient.

Note that you need 2 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. These are given at least 21 days apart. This means you will need to either have your flu vaccination 2 weeks before your first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine or 2 weeks after your second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. 

It is still important to have the flu vaccine. The flu is a serious illness that causes hundreds of deaths each winter in New Zealand, and thousands of hospital admissions and doctor’s visits.

In the meantime, you can find out more about the vaccination programme, the vaccine, and about which group you’re in here: vaccinatecanterburywestcoast.nz

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Please email the Practice Manager, Wendy Allan at admin@waikarihealth.co.nz in the first instance or phone 03 3144 506.

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Access to the Practice will still be controlled -ie the internal front door will be shut and patients allowed entry one at a time.  Please ring for an appointment. This is to assist with contact tracing if required and minimising contact with other patients.

Where possible only the patient being seen will be admitted to the building.

The “Car Park Waiting Room” will be continue to be utilised for at least the next two weeks.

Screening questions regarding symptoms will continue to be asked when you phone for an appointment.

Some standard screening programmes will resume.

Drivers licencing renewals can be booked.

Consultations may be face to face, by phone or video and will all be charged at the same rate. Only patients with respiratory symptoms will be required to wear a mask.

If you have any respiratory symptoms (cough/runny nose/sore throat/acute loss of smell etc) please phone us to arrange a COVID-19 test – it is vital for these to be checked out and for unwell people to isolate themselves.

Thanks for adapting to our new mode of operation which we have had to adopt and for your understanding and patience.

Late nights will resume in June – if alert levels support this.

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