Q Fever Testing Booking Foster 10/2/2026 & 17/2/2026

FOSTER MEDICAL CENTRE

Q Fever vaccination process

You cannot have the Q Fever vaccination if you have already had Q Fever.

The vaccination process has two steps:

1. First appointment Screening for Q Fever, skin and blood test.
2. Second appointment (7 days later) results are checked.

• If you already have Q Fever immunity, you wont be vaccinated.
• If you do not have Q Fever immunity, you will receive the vaccine.

At the second appointment, the GP will give you a card showing your Q Fever status (immune or vaccinated). This status will be added to your record in the Australian Immunisation Register that is linked to Medicare.

Booking information

• Below are available appointment times at Foster Medical Centre.
• Your booking covers both appointments, one week apart.
• If no times are available, add yourself to the waiting list and we will contact you with new clinic times.
• We share your details with the GP clinic so that can send you appointment reminders.

Costs

• Participants make $145 payment by credit card when booking (this covers the skin test, vaccine, GST). For other payment options, call GippsDairy: 5624 3900.
• Participants may pay for first appointment cost (approx $75-100) at the medical centre after the first appointment. The medical centre may bulk bill, meaning no appointment cost.
• The second appointment cost is covered by the Gippsland Re-Thinking Q Fever Project. You are not out of pocket for the second appointment.
• If you do not need the vaccine, you will receive a $115 refund from GippsDairy.

More information

https://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/news-repository/2026/01/15/preventing-q-fever-on-farm

https://lrh.com.au/news/q-fever-awareness-campaign-for-farm-workers/