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Australia tipped to approve Pfizer vaccine for children this year
9 June 2021 - Infectious diseases paediatricians and vaccine experts anticipate the Pfizer shot could be approved for use in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2021
TGA investigating Pfizer jabs for children over 12
7 June 2021 - Australia’s medical regulator is considering allowing children over the age of 12 to be vaccinated with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2021
New regulatory arrangements support businesses and health care professionals to communicate and incentivise COVID-19 vaccination
7 June 2021 - The TGA has implemented arrangements to facilitate the communication of information about approved COVID-19 vaccines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (3 June 2021)
3 June 2021 - Eight additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (27 May 2021)
27 May 2021 - Nine additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
TGA approves more flexible storage conditions for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
24 May 2021 - Today, the TGA approved an application from Pfizer to change its current storage conditions for its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
ATAGI/THANZ statement provides further guidance for the AstraZeneca vaccine and narrows contra-indication
23 May 2021 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2021
US biotech Novavax could make COVID vaccine onshore in Australia
20 May 2021 - American biotechnology company Novavax has outlined plans to make doses of its coronavirus vaccine in Australia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2021
TGA evaluating first monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 sotrovimab - GlaxoSmithKline
21 May 2021 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration granted a provisional determination to GlaxoSmithKline in relation to the monoclonal antibody ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report
20 May 2021 - Six additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2021
TGA considering changing storage rules of Pfizer jab, could allow Aussies to get dose at GPs or pharmacists: Hunt
20 May 2021 - Australians could get access to the Pfizer jab through GPs or pharmacists, on top of state-run ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2021
Pfizer warns that IP waiver for COVID-19 vaccines may invite ‘copycat medicines’
13 May 2021 - Company says removing intellectual property protections would make it ‘harder’ to make vaccines in the short term. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2021
Australia secures Moderna vaccines
13 May 2021 - The Australian Government has secured 25 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to further diversify our ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2021
Provisional determination granted to Pfizer in relation to COVID 19 vaccine (Comirnaty) - for use in individuals 12 years of age and older
13 May 2021 - On 11 May 2021, the Therapeutic Goods Administration granted a provisional determination to Pfizer Australia in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2021
A shot at vaccine self-reliance via BioCina and University of Adelaide partnership
11 May 2021 - Australia could achieve total COVID-19 vaccine self-reliance within six months and produce enough synthetic vaccine to ...