World news wrapup: 28 January 2022
Pharmacist brothers offer “Jabs with kebabs;” Irish pharmacy calls anti-vax stunt “quite sad;” pharmacist sentenced over fraud Cork, Ireland: Sunday World has reported that a group of anti-vaxxers descended on …
Govt ‘reckless and negligent’ over RATs, PPE
Pharmacy staff are struggling with crippling shortages of personal protective equipment, with those not providing COVID jabs left out in the cold, says union The Federal Government has failed to …
Pharmacists tell of RAT ‘lottery’
One pharmacist describes finding a RAT as like finding a Golden Ticket to a chocolate factory, as overwhelming demand hits the Guild’s website Another Labor politician has attacked the Morrison …
‘Complete chaos across Australia this morning.’
Labor says pharmacists have been left “high and dry” over the RAT supply crisis, as the Pharmacy Guild says stores are being “inundated” with queries The ALP has gone on …
Poll: Concessional RATs
The Covid-19 Rapid Test Concessional Access Program is now open… is your pharmacy participating? As of Monday, 24 January, the concessional RAT program is open, but not without teething problems. …
The week in review
This week it’s been all about the RAT race and new provisional approvals for COVID-19 treatments and a vaccine Are Governments redirecting scarce rapid antigen tests to themselves? They say …
SA pharmacy gets the NIP
Community pharmacies in South Australia will be able to provide flu vaccination under the NIP this year The Pharmacy Guild (SA Branch) has welcomed the state Government’s decision to include …
RAT site causing ‘no end of grief’
One stakeholder pleads with the public for patience on RATs and a consumer-driven site keeps sending people to pharmacy, as the Government denies diverting the tests Amid continued high demand …
Vax update: Novavax approved, Moderna increase, booster interval drop
The TGA has granted provisional approval for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine – the first protein COVID-19 jab to receive regulatory approval in Australia The Therapeutic Goods Administration revealed on Thursday that …
World news wrapup: 20 January 2022
Crime focus in the UK; anti-masker attacks Irish pharmacy assistant; US pharmacist fired over allegedly squirting vaccines in trash and falsifying vaccine cards UK: An investigation by UK pharmacy publication …
Pay for same work: $68 for pharmacy, $139.05 for GPs
The PSA is again speaking out on equal pay for vaccination services, comparing $68 for pharmacies in circumstances GPs could get $139.05 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is renewing its …
Pressure on pharmacists ‘beyond dire’
Nearly 80% of pharmacists think their workplace is understaffed, as the sector battles to source RATs and COVID vaccines – with one stakeholder calling to delay the COVID testing protocol …