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Whooping Cough Vaccine
Whooping cough (Pertussis) is a highly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It affects the respiratory tract, leading to pneumonia, brain damage and occasionally death.
Whooping cough vaccinations, which are only available as a combination vaccine that includes other antigens such as tetanus and diphtheria, are a safe and effective way to protect you and your family.
Whooping cough vaccinations are recommended for:
- Children aged 2 months, 4 months, 6 months and 18 months
- Children aged 4 and between 10 to 15 years old
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Healthcare workers
- Early childhood carers and educators
- People in close contact with infants
Immunisations offered
The following immunisations and travel vaccinations available:
- Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Diphtheria
- Chickenpox
- Diptheria
- Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib)
- Hepatitis B
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (German Measles)
- Meningococcal C
- Pneumococcal
- Polio
- Rotavirus
- Tetanus
- Typhoid, Hepatits A and Influenza (Flu)
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FAQ’s
Some of our practices require an appointment made prior to your consultation. Please check with your preferred practice to confirm if they allow walk-in consultations.
St John WA’s Urgent Care centres are not Emergency Departments. Instead, they offer care from 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week, for injuries and illnesses that need immediate treatment but aren’t life-threatening. Urgent Care can provide treatment for possible sprains and broken bones, cuts that need stitches or glue, sports injuries, and animal bites.
Call Triple Zero (000) or attend the emergency department for:
- Heart attack or chest pains
- Inability to breathe
- Collapse or seizure or stroke
- Heavy bleeding
- Serious head or neck injury
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Severe stomach pain
- Bleeding in pregnancy
- Serious mental health problems
- Poisoning or serious allergic reactions
It is always advisable to book an appointment so we can allocate enough time to help you. There are occasions when we can accept walk in patients, however patients must be prepared to sit and wait until a dentist becomes free.
St John General Practice locations
Armadale
Shop 62/63, 10 Orchard Avenue Armadale WA 6112
Cannington
1472 Albany Highway Beckenham WA 6107
Cockburn
Cockburn Gateway - 816 Beeliar Drive Success WA 6164
Joondalup
Joondalup Gate - 21 Joondalup Drive Edgewater WA 6027
Kambalda
2 Gum Nut Place Kambalda WA 6442
Midland
Building 2, Unit 6-7, 8 Clayton Street Midland WA 6056
Osborne Park
435 Scarborough Beach Rd, Osborne Park WA 6017