Farmers and residents in Boorowa are being encouraged to get vaccinated against Q fever, thanks to the Yass Branch of NSW Farmers.
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The branch is offering a clinic in June and NSW Farmers Yass Branch Chair, Carolina Merriman, said it will save participants money compared to getting the tests and vaccination on their own.
"We are welcoming anyone, we've got a lot of Boorowa people coming across to Yass," she said.
"It saves a lot of money because if you do it individually you have the individual costs of different doctor appointments and it can be up to anything like $400 for vaccinations.
"Because I'm organising a group session, it's all bulk billed, Yass Branch NSW Farmers will be paying for the skin test, which are usually $50 per person and we will also be subsiding $20 off the vaccination for the NSW Farmers members."
Emails have been sent out to members to register for the clinic.
Those registered will then be sent a referral to get a blood test. The deadline to get a blood test will be May 28.
Ms Merriman said those who come back positive to Q fever exposure after the blood test results come back cannot continue with the process.
"If they are positive, it means they have been exposed to Q fever... they are not allowed the injections or anything, it means their body can fight the Q fever," she said.
If negative, the next step is the skin test on June 4 at Old Linton in Yass.
"They can come in anytime of the day and they just get a dilated skin test of the Q fever," Ms Merriman said.
"If they haven't had a reaction to it, they then get the vaccination, which will be on June 11."
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Non-members of NSW Farmers are welcome to the clinic and will receive the bulk-billed doctor's appointment and free skin test.
Ms Merriman said being proactive about Q fever was one of her main goals as the newly elected Chair of the Yass Branch.
"I'm trying to make everyone more aware of how important it is to have the vaccination," she said.
"Australia has one of the highest reported rates of Q fever in the world and it's mostly in NSW and Queensland and with that, we are the only country in the world with a human vaccine.
"If you do get it, you have it for life and people can get it to the extent where it's life threatening."