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World news wrapup: 7 March 2024
Argentinians forgoing medicines for food amid affordability crisis; pharmacist murdered in Syria; US pharmacists find new RSV jab adds to growing workload Buenos Aires, Argentina: A combination of the country’s …
Pharmacists back NSW RSV decision
NSW residents are being encouraged to visit their pharmacist to get an RSV vaccine The NSW government has become the first Australian state to allow pharmacists to initiate and administer …
Annual Covid boosters confirmed
Government accepts ATAGI recommendations for annual free Covid-19 booster shots for adults Australians aged 18 to 64 years will be eligible for annual Covid-19 jabs, Mark Butler the Minister for …
Owner suspended over expired Covid jabs
Pharmacy owner suspended after expired Covid-19 vaccines were administered in-store The Pharmacy Board of Australia has suspended the owner of a Tasmanian pharmacy where patients were given doses of expired …
Vaccination: lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
The pandemic changed everything when it comes to vaccination by pharmacists. So where are we at now? By Jala Moushi The role of pharmacists has evolved from traditional medication dispensers …
States edging closer to vaccination harmonisation
NIPVIP program sees jurisdictions move towards pharmacist vaccination harmonisation The rollout of the National Immunisation Program Vaccination in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) program has prompted steps towards regulatory harmonisation across the states …
‘Advertise the service not the vaccine’
Exemptions allowing pharmacies to highlight the availability of Covid-19 vaccinations do not apply for other jabs, Peter Guthrey warns Pharmacists are being urged to focus on advertising their services rather …
Include NIPVIP jabs in increase: Sim
Payments for providing some vaccination services are about to rise – but consistency across more jabs is needed The Pharmacy Programs Administrator has confirmed that the new fee for COVID-19 …
Anti-vaxxer abuses pharmacy staff in ‘death shot’ rant
Health workers in public hospitals have protection from abusive members of the public – but community pharmacy is left vulnerable, says a pharmacist who was recently targeted by anti-vaxxers Staff …
Make RSV jab accessible: Sim
The new RSV vaccine is welcome, but steps need to be taken to ensure it reaches those who need it, says a leading pharmacist Following the approval of a new …
First RSV jab approved
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, for Australians aged 60 and over AREXVY (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, adjuvanted) is the first RSV vaccine to …
Tasmanian pharmacy gave expired Covid jabs
One state health department is working with a pharmacy to contact some of its patients, to whom it gave expired Covid vaccines Tasmania’s director of public health, Dr Mark Veitch, …