vaccination
7 things to know about meningococcal vaccines
Which vaccines are available and who should get them? A few weeks ago Australians were urged to be alert to lesser known signs of deadly meningococcal disease. As of 18 …
More jabs from WA pharmacists
Western Australia is the latest state to expand pharmacist vaccination, allowing several vaccines to be administered to 16-year-olds WA Health Minister Roger Cook has announced that pharmacists will be able …
Drought could raise Q fever risk
People in regional and rural NSW are being warned to get vaccinated and take other steps to guard against Q fever Drought and high winds may increase the risk of …
97 cases already this year
Australians are urged to be alert to lesser known signs of deadly meningococcal disease, with cases usually increasing towards end of flu season NSW Health is urging people to be …
20 million miss out
More than 10% of the world’s children are not being vaccinated against preventable diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus, new data show The World Health Organization and UNICEF’s new …
Call for pharmacist OCP provision in bulk-billing drought
The oral contraceptive pill should be available over-the-counter, writes a mainstream media journalist – and a Guild spokesperson hopes access could soon be easier Cassandra Morgan, who has recently moved …
The week in review
Doctor complaints about pharmacists practising to the top of their scope featured strongly this week… Government talks about the 7CPA with the Guild and PSA have begun, while Chemist Warehouse, …
The 2019 flu shot isn’t perfect – but it’s still our best defence against influenza
Lauren Bloomfield from Edith Cowan University reports on the efficacy of the 2019 flu vaccine Over recent months, reports of “a horror flu season” causing serious illness and death have …
It’s not too late
Though flu is tearing through the community, it’s not too late for Australians to get vaccinated, says one stakeholder body The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia is reinforcing the …
It’s the season
Already the 2019 flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst years on record, due to the large number of influenza cases already confirmed As early as …
Marketing professional claims pharmacist vaccine injury
A Perth father has told mainstream media outlets that he has suffered severe health consequences from a pharmacist flu vaccination in his back – days after the release of a …
Some healthcare workers ‘deterrents’ to vax uptake
Pharmacy staff, chiropractors found among selection of healthcare practitioners voicing anti-vaccination beliefs to patients, according to Australian study A qualitative study has looked at the perspective of older people relating …