vaccination
World news wrapup: 28 January 2021
Pharmacists “summarily let go” in mass ShopRite closures; vaccine-tampering pharmacist to plead guilty; pharmacists spearhead minority vaccine uptake Keasbey, New Jersey: Wakefern Food Corp has announced that it will close …
Pharmacists encouraged to be at frontline
Pharmacists and other stakeholders have welcomed the TGA’s provisional approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech …
First COVID vaccine approved for Australia
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia “Following a thorough and independent review of Pfizer’s submission, the TGA has decided that this …
‘Watch this space.’
Pharmacy leader signals likely involvement for some pharmacist immunisers as part of Phase 1 of the COVID-19 vaccine strategy A limited number of pharmacists are expected to be utilised during …
The week in review
As we get into the swing of 2021, issues around questioning worrying scripts, rural maintenance and the COVID-19 vaccine have come into play this week A pharmacist has been reprimanded …
‘What we urgently need is real support.’
The presidents of all five international organisations that make up the World Health Professions Alliance have called for continued support for health and care workers in 2021 in a joint …
Welcome on board for vax: Minister
Pharmacy groups applaud Health Minister’s comments that pharmacists are to be involved in COVID-19 vaccine delivery Health Minister Greg Hunt has said Australian community pharmacies will become involved during phase …
Patient safety cited in vaccine turf war
Ongoing debate over community pharmacy involvement in COVID-19 vaccine rollout is “a waste of everybody’s time”, says leading community pharmacist Lobbying by GP groups against the proposed role of community …
‘More skill and training than is available at a shopping centre pharmacy.’
Doctors have again slammed the idea of pharmacists vaccinating against COVID-19, saying they will be inadequately skilled and trained The Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch issued a statement saying that …
Wanted: pharmacist immunisers
Ahead of a COVID-19 vaccine, AHPRA and the Pharmacy Board are asking pharmacist immunisers to complete a survey about their immunisation training The organisations say that information gathered from the …
‘False turf wars’ over COVID jab
Doctors are claiming a COVID-19 vaccine should stay focused on the GP setting, calling pharmacy “a retail space trying to sell you products” One pharmacy stakeholder has expressed disappointment with …
Three ways to reduce harm
PSA has urged the Victorian Government to take action in three areas to reduce medicine-related harm The organisation is also calling on the state Government to improve access to vaccinations …