covid
The week in review
Developing news around pharmacy’s role in the COVID-19 vaccination program dominated the news cycle during the week All eligible community pharmacies across Australia were finally the green light to join …
$12 billion saving if all qualified pharmacists can COVID vaccinate
Immediate mobilisation of the nation’s health “missing link” would shave two months off vax target, report concludes The Federal Government “shouldn’t rest” until all 4000 pharmacists qualified to deliver vaccines …
“We’re bringing on pharmacists”
General flags a greater role for pharmacists in vax rollout and Minister announces health care PPE support package The head of Australia’s revamp COVID vaccination rollout taskforce, Lieutenant General John …
Communicating about COVID
TGA reveals how health professionals can, and cannot, communicate with patients about their COVID-19 vaccination services The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released guidance explaining how health professionals can lawfully provide …
The week in review
The ongoing COVID vaccination saga, regulatory issues and good news about e-cigarette supply in pharmacies dominated the agenda over the the last week The Federal government announced it was establishing …
More pharmacies join COVID fight
Over 80 additional Queensland pharmacies set to become COVID-19 vaccination sites, state government announces The Queensland government announced this week that an additional 82 pharmacies in the state would begin …
Pharmacy rollout boost
Health Minister flags this week as seeing the takeoff for community pharmacy’s COVID vaccine rollout Health Minister Greg Hunt says this is the week that the community pharmacy COVID-19 vaccination …
Poll: Are we doing the right thing?
What do you think of pharmacy’s role in the COVID vaccination rollout? Have governments made the right choices? Vote in our poll The news cycle in recent weeks, even months, …
Enhance pharmacy’s role
Pharmacies and pharmacy students are a crucial part of ‘widening the channels’ for COVID vaccinations says Grattan Institute Australia needs to urgently ‘widen the channels’ through which it is distributing …
“Shame on you”: Guild President slams bureaucracy
“People have had enough,” says Trent Twomey as the Guild lambasts Australia’s COVID vaccine failure and calls for pharmacies nationally to be activated Trent Twomey, national president of the Pharmacy …
Pharmacy’s COVID role continues to expand
More than 100 additional pharmacies invited to join COVID vaccination program The Queensland government has this week (on Wednesday 24 June), invited another 105 rural and regional pharmacies to join …
Where is community pharmacy?
Opposition questions why pharmacy is still marginalised from the bulk of the COVID vaccination process, despite recent small trial being announced Federal Opposition Health Spokesperson Mark Butler told APP2021 delegates …