{"id":303442,"date":"2021-08-04T12:28:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T02:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=303442"},"modified":"2021-08-04T22:25:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:25:16","slug":"come-on-down-to-super-clinic-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/08\/04\/come-on-down-to-super-clinic-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Come On Down To Super Clinic: Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The special refrigerated van which has been set up at the Cherbourg vaccination “super clinic” (Photo: CASC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cherbourg Mayor Elvie Sandow (Photo: CASC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 3, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cherbourg Mayor Elvie Sandow is happy that more than 300 people received a COVID vaccination at the special “super clinic” set up on Tuesday, but she hopes even more will turn up today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The clinic, being run by Darling Downs Health, is offering Pfizer vaccinations, and will be running from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Cherbourg Hall on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n

Eligible people should bring along ID, their Medicare card and a pen.<\/p>\n

Mayor Sandow said the super clinic had been “going really good”.<\/p>\n

Of the 306 people vaccinated on Tuesday, about 100 were Cherbourg residents – and Mayor Sandow is urging more to come down to the hall today.<\/p>\n

“If we are going to beat this virus, you have to get vaccinated,” she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mayor said she was not concerned that people from other parts of the South Burnett were also coming along.<\/p>\n

She said other people visited Cherbourg, and Cherbourg residents – may of whom had underlying health issues – were also out and about elsewhere.<\/p>\n

“We only need to have one case in this community and it will wipe our community out,” she said.<\/p>\n

“We all live in this area.”<\/p>\n

Mayor Sandow said all the Cherbourg councillors had been vaccinated, and she was encouraging Council’s workforce to also get vaccinated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We are leading by example,” she said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Sandow said Cherbourg residents did not want to have to face another lockdown, such as the community endured last year with checkpoints on the main road.<\/p>\n

“Not at all. That creates a lot of social issues, our suicide rate,” she said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Sandow said the Cherbourg community should be very glad the super clinic was available and people could just walk in.<\/p>\n

“Down in Brisbane, people are lining up and waiting for hours,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Our people have got to take advantage of it. We have had Pfizer delivered to our doorstep.<\/p>\n

“We even have free coffee, free burgers and raffles going!”<\/p>\n

UPDATE 3:30pm:\u00a0 Darling Downs Health says there are plenty of appointments available at the Cherbourg COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination clinic this afternoon (Wednesday).\u00a0The clinic is open until 4:30pm so eligible South Burnett residents who would like to receive the vaccine are encouraged to attend.<\/strong><\/p>\n