COVID-19
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 …
Clinical tips: COVID booster injections
The phrase ‘stand and deliver’ applies perfectly to Australian pharmacists right now, writes Karalyn Huxhagen As we move into 2022 the landscape for Coronavirus has changed again, with emphasis now …
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 …
Sights set on vaccine expansion
Despite the “naysayers”, Covid has proven that pharmacists can administer more vaccines to younger age groups, says Guild leader It’s been a “hectic” time in pharmacy, but the Covid-19 pandemic …
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 …
Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators?
Your questions answered on masking up, write Leyla Asadi, University of Alberta; C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW; Lisa M Brosseau, University of Minnesota, and Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford With the …
Students on deck for jabs
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and James Cook University are involved in a new push to allow pharmacy students to assist with the vaccine rollout Academic Head of Pharmacy at …
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 …
First oral COVID-19 treatments approved
Two drugs have been added to Australia’s arsenal in the fight against COVID-19, to treat people at increased risk of progression to hospitalisation or death The TGA has granted provisional …
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 …