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Millions of Pfizer’s Omicron bivalent vaccines are on the way as Health Minister announces date they will start being administered More than four million doses of Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine targeting …

Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia, with clinical results showing “superior” response against Omicron strain compared to its original vaccine The TGA has provisionally approved Pfizer’s bivalent …

Moderna bivalent vaccine now added to pharmacist vaccination standards in NSW, while written approval for Novavax booster scrapped The NSW Ministry of Health has updated the state’s Pharmacist Vaccination Standards to …

Existing warning about myocarditis to be strengthened after first official Australian death from an mRNA jab The TGA convened an external expert group after a young woman in her 20s …

Availability of vaccines and treatments will continue to play a key role in 2023 and 2024 due to uncertainty over future COVID variants, independent report finds A need to mitigate …

First bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia The TGA has provisionally approved Moderna’s Spikevax bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in adults 18 years and …

A new vaccine manufacturing facility will be built at Monash University as government strikes new deal An mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility will be built at Melbourne’s Monash University after the …

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine given green light for at-risk kids aged 6 months to 5 years as Guild calls for pharmacist administration age to be lowered The Federal Government has accepted …

Guild calls for pharmacists to be able to administer Moderna to children aged from six months to five years The Pharmacy Guild has again issued a call to lower the …

Community pharmacies reach 8 million COVID-19 vaccinations, as data reveals pharmacies daily delivering more vaccinations than GPs The rise in COVID-19 cases has seen a surge in patients visiting their …

Pharmacy phones are “running hot” for the fourth dose after eligible age lowered, says this leader Tasmania’s eligible population is gearing up to access the fourth COVID-19 vaccination dose. Within …

Here’s some of the key statistics and findings from the TGA’s latest COVID-19 vaccine safety report, including reports of myocarditis, pericarditis and rare fatalities The Therapeutic Goods Administration confirms 13 …