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Community pharmacists will be among the first to administer initial doses of the Moderna vaccine from next month, PM confirms Pharmacy groups have welcomed the TGA’s provisional approval of Moderna’s …
Green light for Moderna
TGA grants provisional approval to Moderna, while the government secures a shipment of COVID-19 treatment sotrovimab as another tool in its arsenal to fight the pandemic The TGA has granted …
‘Demand for vaccinations has been incredible.’
“Grateful” patients line up for Covid-19 vaccination at community pharmacies as rollout gains momentum On Friday, Narromine Pharmacy in Narromine, a town located around 450km north-west of Sydney, began administering …
New PI warning incoming
Pfizer to add warning to vaccine PI on heart-related adverse events The TGA is currently working with Pfizer to add a warning statement to the Product Information (PI) of its …
Vax approval as pharmacies contend with multiple cases
Sydney pharmacies respond to outbreak crisis as Premier gives the green light to vaccinate people aged 40 and up Community pharmacies across NSW will be mobilised to administer the AstraZeneca …
Know your obligations
PDL issues guidance on administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to patients below 60 years Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) says its professional officers have received several calls relating to the administration …
Govt reveals plans for COVID-19 vaccine indemnity scheme
How will the new indemnity scheme impact pharmacists? PDL provides some guidance Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) has heralded the federal government’s new COVID-19 vaccine claim scheme as a positive move …
Cases of rare clotting syndrome now at 64
Australia closes in on 7 million COVID-19 doses as the TGA releases its weekly safety report… meanwhile China reaches 1 billion milestone In Australia, there have been a total of …
Lack of pharmacy vax access ‘beggars belief’
Community pharmacist insider shares why the network hasn’t been activated to vaccinate for COVID-19 yet, even as Victoria undergoes another lockdown Supply limitations and concerns about stock availability continue to …
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 …
Two million doses surpassed
Five new reports of blood clots and low blood platelets are likely linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, says TGA More than 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now …
More AZ clotting cases reported
Three new Australian cases of rare blood clotting syndrome have been reported, but official health bodies maintain COVID-19 vaccination benefits still outweigh risks A 35-year-old NSW woman, a 49-year-old QLD …