vaccination
World news wrapup: 21 September 2017
Pharmacist faces life in jail over meningitis outbreak; pharmacy owner killed over 15¢; compounding trouble in LA Boston, Massachusetts: Pharmacist Glenn A Chin, the supervisory pharmacist from the compounding pharmacy …
Should all Australians get free flu vaccines?
Stakeholders are calling for the flu vaccination to be made available without cost to all Australians, including children Bastian Seidel, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners president, says in The …
Anti-vax GP suspended
Melbourne GP Dr John Piesse has been officially suspended while enquiries into his practice continue, says AHPRA Two weeks ago, Dr Piesse was reported to have agreed to an undertaking …
Healthcare app wins
A refugee immunisation app for healthcare practitioners takes out Brisbane’s Random Hacks of Kindness Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global movement of technologists who hack for good, hosting …
World news wrapup: 14 September 2017
How pharmacy handled Hurricane Irma; GPs and pharmacists scuffle over flu service; ‘errant’ Malaysian pharmacists threaten GP business Florida, US: The outpatient pharmacy at Florida Hospital Orlando was one of …
Aged care workers to get mandatory flu jabs?
A new initiative to boost vaccination rates among aged care workers has been launched amid figures which reveal our worst flu season on record The latest figures from the Immunisation …
Anti-vax GP to stop practising as a doctor
One of the doctors under investigation by authorities has agreed to temporarily stop working as a medical practitioner Melbourne GP Dr John Piesse has agreed to an undertaking with AHPRA …
ACT pharmacists ready to battle whooping cough
As the ACT fights an “unusually high” incidence of whooping cough, pharmacies have reminded consumers that they’re ready to help As reported over the weekend, the ACT had the highest incidence …
5 travel health myths
What are the real health risks of travelling? And just how prepared are Australians when it comes to travelling and health? Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccination division of pharmaceutical company Sanofi, …
Anti-vax doctors under investigation
Doctors identified as anti-vaccination are being investigated by state and national authorities, Health Minister Greg Hunt says The RACGP has also responded to claims of a GP anti-vaccination “underground network” …
Doctors in anti-vax ‘underground network’
A handful of Melbourne doctors have formed an “underground network” to help families avoid mandatory vaccinations, the Herald Sun claims In the article, “Secret Melbourne cell of anti-vaxxer doctors under …
This may not be the ‘biggest flu season on record’, but it is a big one – here are some possible reasons
This may not be the ‘biggest flu season on record’, but it is a big one – here are some possible reasons When the H3N2 strain dominates, we see bigger …