Public fears over the side-effects of the COVID-19 vaccination have contributed to a key Orange clinic providing less than half its capacity of jabs.
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Orange Respiratory Clinic practice manager Ann Carter said the number of people seeking vaccinations was 'slowing down' after the first three weeks.
"We've done 1010 [vaccinations], that's 100 people a day. We can do 250 a day," she said.
She said the number of people seeking vaccinations at the clinic at the Bloomfield Medical Centre this week was well down on the number a week ago.
It is very common with the vaccination to get symptoms [including] feeling a bit tired, headaches, muscle pain and a fever.
- Dr Skye Boughen
Ms Carter has urged people eligible for the vaccinations to book in and get it done.
"It is very safe," she said.
Ms Carter said currently all people 70 and over, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people over 55 and anyone with an underlying chronic medical condition were eligible.
She said there was "absolutely no way" all those people would have had the vaccination already in Orange.
The latest census in Orange in 2016 showed there were 3481 people aged 70 and over in Orange.
Dr Skye Boughen, one of the GPs at the clinic, also urged people to get the vaccination.
"I think the negative stories in the media can affect people's confidence," she said.
Dr Boughen said the federal and state governments had assured people of the safety of the vaccinations.
The Astrazeneca vaccine is only being given to people over 50 after cases of it causing blood clots have been recorded around the world.
Dr Boughen said some people in Orange have had side-effects after their vaccination but she said none of them had been severe.
"It is very common with the vaccination to get symptoms [including] feeling a bit tired, headaches, muscle pain and a fever," she said.
Dr Boughen said those symptoms went away within one or two days.
She said it was not only older people who were concerned about the side effects.
"It's a really good thing to talk to their doctor about their worries," she said.
"It's one of the areas we're getting new information all the time."
The federal government's health department said instances of blood clots following an Astrazeneca vaccination were rare.
"Studies have suggested it may occur in approximately four to six people in every one million people in the 4-20 days after the first dose of vaccine. However higher rates have been reported in Germany and some Scandinavian countries," it said.
"The Astrazeneca vaccine is highly effective at reducing the risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19 across all adult age groups."
The Orange respiratory clinic is also continuing to provide COVID-19 tests.
Ms Carter said the swabs were normally done in the morning with the vaccinations done in the afternoon.
She urged anyone with flu-like symptoms to get a COVID-19 test.
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