You may need to take one of the tables for COVID. For people at risk of being very sick from COVID or going to hospital, we have medications that effectively decrease the chances of being very ill. Please call us as soon as possible if you fit into one of the following groups
- 70 years old or older
- 50 years old or older and you have two risk factors for more severe illness from COVID
- 30 years or older and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and you have two risk factors for more severe illness from COVID
- You are immunocompromised and 18 years or older
Risk factors for more severe illness include
- living with disability with multiple conditions
- neurological conditions like stroke or dementia and demyelinating conditions, e.g. multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- lung problems like COPD or moderate or severe asthma
- problems with your heart, including heart failure, coronary artery disease like heart attack, stents or angina, cardiomyopathies
- obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2)
- diabetes type 1 or 2, requiring tablets or Insulin
- kidney disease
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- being very remote (if you are travelling)
What else should you do
- If you have asthma start your preventitive puffer and give us a call 72265332 to discuss whether we need to increase your dosing.
- Read the NSW health handout Testing positive to COVID19 and managing COVID 19 safely at home
- Read this excellent handout about How you self isolate from NSW Health
- Information for people exposed to COVID-19 so you can advise them what to do.
Where else can you get information and help?
Please call us at any time in hours and we will arrange a telephone consultation that day and urgently if needed.
When should you call an ambulance
- If you experience shortness of breath at rest or difficulty breathing or you get short of breath when you just stand up
- Chest pain or pressure
- Severe worsening or ongoing headache
- If you can’t stand up
- if your symptoms become suddenly worse
Tell the ambulance staff you have COVID-19.
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