COVID-19
Employers forget CWH lesson on training: PPA
Employers are illegally forcing pharmacists to pay for their own COVID-19 vaccine training, claims the employee pharmacists’ union Professionals Pharmacists Australia has issued a statement saying that it has warned …
Supply secured as country hits national dose record
Australian government enters supply agreement with Moderna for 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine The Australian Government has secured 25 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to “diversify …
World news wrapup: 13 May 2021
Stabbing attack in NZ supermarket pharmacy; man steals COVID-19 vaccine to have it analysed; Indian pharmacists left out in the cold Dunedin, New Zealand: A stabbing attack which saw three …
Aussies back vaccine mandate
Three-quarters of Australians would support a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for work, study and travel, new research has found The first research into public attitudes towards a mandate – a study …
CWH pitches in to fight COVID
Chemist Warehouse has donated eight shipping containers’ worth of PPE and other goods to India, reports the Herald Sun Over the weekend journalist Charlotte Brundrett reported that the discount giant …
The week in review
A new COVID-19 cluster this week in Sydney, as the disease ravages India New restrictions were introduced in NSW this week, due to cases of COVID-19 acquired in the community, …
Pharmacist launches drive to help COVID-ravaged India
A Ballarat pharmacist is urging locals, and colleagues around the country alike, to help pitch in to the battle against COVID-19 in India When Bobby Mehta moved to Australia from …
COVID pharmacy need ‘more acute’ in Queensland
The Queensland branches of the Guild and PSA have teamed up to underline the critical role of community pharmacies as the COVID-19 vaccination rollout evolves The two organisations say that …
Pharmacies ‘on the bench’
Chemist Warehouse and the Pharmacy Guild are in agreement: community pharmacies could be vaccinating against COVID-19 already The Brisbane Times reports that Pharmacy Guild members are having to turn away …
Guild befuddled by dismissive attitude towards sector
The Guild has called for greater access to the COVID vaccine through pharmacy, as a CWH and TerryWhite Chemmart are added to the state’s watch list Less than 90,000 Western …
The week in review
For yet another week, vaccination was a key issue in pharmacy headlines; also making the news were pharmacists in emergency settings, and off-label use of doxylamine Federal Health Minister Greg …
Rollout recalibrated
Changes to the vaccine rollout will see hospital pharmacists in crucial roles expanding vaccine hubs National Cabinet met on Thursday to discuss issues including the recalibration of the COVID-19 vaccine …