03/09/2026
*Upcoming changes to COVID-19 vaccinations!**
Previously, all patients were eligible for a funded COVID-19 vaccine.
However, from 1 October, funded COVID-19 vaccines are only available to those eligible for Medicare and who meet one of the following requirements:
· all adults aged 75 years and over (one dose every 6 months)
· adults aged 65–74 years (one dose every 12 months)
· Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50–74 years (one dose every 12 months)
· all adults aged 18 years and over with severe immunocompromise (one dose every 12 months).
Patients who are not eligible for a funded COVID-19 vaccine, either due to not being eligible for Medicare or not meeting any of the above requirements, cannot receive their vaccination for free.
Ineligible patients can still receive the vaccine, however there will be a charge involved. We are awaiting advice on what that charge may look like.
From now until October 1, the current regulations apply. Please contact CP Peoples Chemist for any questions you have about your vaccinations.