vaccine
Harmonise RSV vax rules: PSA
State and territory governments are being urged to authorise pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines Changes to Queensland’s Extended Practice Authority – Pharmacists, which came into effect today (1 May 2024) …
Higher earners turn to pharmacy for flu jab
Australians’ annual incomes appear to influence where they opt to receive an influenza vaccine, a NAB report reveals Community pharmacies are the destination of choice for flu shots for 30% …
Moderna seeks full rego for Spikevax
Moderna’s Spikevax is set to be the first of Australia’s provisionally approved COVID-19 vaccines to undergo an evaluation to transition to full registration. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) revealed Moderna …
The top ten: Features
Pay, ethical dilemmas, practice change, vaccine developments. Let’s look at the ten most read AJP features for 2021 It’s time to look at the key stories that our readers have …
The latest on vaccines
Pharmacists are invited to join the National Vaccine Forum’s online event: COVID-19 and Beyond, to be held later this month Join the National Vaccine Forum online on Wednesday November 24 …
Pharmacist takes anti-vax battle to social media
Sydney pharmacist uses TikTok to hilariously refute the messages being pushed by anti-vaxxers A Sydney pharmacist has seen a video he posted on popular social media platform go viral. In …
Vaccine maker’s Covid scare
CSL’s Melbourne Broadmeadows facility had a positive COVID-19 case One of the CSL production facilities producing the Astra Zeneca Covid vaccine, Vaxzevria, has had a positive COVID-19 case of its own, …
Moderna vax approval continues apace
“Critical laboratory materials” arrive in country as hopes build for availability of new vax alternative With the wider vaccine focus on the paucity of Pfizer’s Comirnaty and the abundance of …
Four additional AZ blood clotting events: TGA
Two fatalities reported, however total thrombosis numbers down from previous week There were a total of four blood clotting events apparently connected to the Astra Zeneca vaccine rollout recorded over …
The week in review
Developing news around pharmacy’s role in the COVID-19 vaccination program dominated the news cycle during the week All eligible community pharmacies across Australia were finally the green light to join …
“We’re bringing on pharmacists”
General flags a greater role for pharmacists in vax rollout and Minister announces health care PPE support package The head of Australia’s revamp COVID vaccination rollout taskforce, Lieutenant General John …
Pharmacy rollout boost
Health Minister flags this week as seeing the takeoff for community pharmacy’s COVID vaccine rollout Health Minister Greg Hunt says this is the week that the community pharmacy COVID-19 vaccination …