vaccination
‘I come here with a lot of anger’—doctor crashes Vaxxed screening
A New Zealand doctor jumped on stage during a screening of the controversial film Vaxxed, and slammed the anti-vaccination movement Dr Lance O’Sullivan attended a screening of the movie in …
Clinical tips: influenza
Vaccination gives pharmacists more ability to educate consumers about the flu, writes Karalyn Huxhagen The flu season is well and truly here. Pharmacy vaccination services are increasingly being utilised across …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in pharmacy Budget 2017, handed down by Treasurer Scott Morrison on Tuesday, contained more than a few measures affecting pharmacy, from the …
Bureaucracy backs pharmacy
Five Queensland state government departments have signed up to have their staff vaccinated in pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland branch, announced this week that it had secured agreements …
Study reveals new insight into susceptibility to pneumonia
University of Western Australia researchers have examined antibody production after pneumococcal vaccination A new research study of immune responses to pneumococcal vaccines has identified a type of immune cell which …
Emma McBride promotes flu vaccination
Pharmacist and member for Dobell Emma McBride is urging Australians to ensure their vaccinations are up to date Ms McBride visited Blooms the Chemist Wyong on the weekend to have …
Government crackdown on non-immunising parents
Health Minister Greg Hunt and Minister for Social Services Christian Porter have announced the strengthening of the Government’s “No Jab, No Pay” policy “The Turnbull Government believes there is no …
Three pharmacy services could save billions
Just three pharmacy professional services could save Canada up to CAD$25.7 billion, a new report has found The new report, released by the Conference Board of Canada, found that if …
Apotex celebrates 10,000 clinics with Steve Waugh
Apotex marked its 10,000th APO-Wellness clinic over the long weekend by vaccinating cricket legend Steve Waugh Apotex held a special flu vaccination event featuring Blooms The Chemist ambassador and Australian …
Vaccination campaign to tackle myths
The Coalition Government is rolling out a new campaign to encourage childhood vaccination The $5.5 million immunisation awareness campaign is aimed at achieving the Government’s target of all children being …
Aussies flock to TWC for flu jabs
TerryWhite Chemmart is facing record demand for flu shots across its national network The group says the increase may be due to fears of a bad flu season and the …
Brits embrace pharmacy flu jabs
Community pharmacists in the UK have administered at least 221,000 more flu vaccinations in 2016/17 than previous year The Pharmacy Guild of Australia recently found that 93% of Australian adults …