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COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (12 August 2021)
12 August 2021 - To 8 August 2021, approximately 13.7 million vaccine doses have been given in Australia – 9.1 million ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2021
New Alzheimer's drug aducanumab is dividing doctors and patients, as the TGA weighs up its risk-benefit profile
12 August 2021 - After a decades-long career as a biology teacher, John Rodgers applies the strict logic of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2021
TGA head John Skerritt says NSW death toll would be much higher without AstraZeneca vaccine
11 August 2021 - The head of the national medical regulator says NSW would be recording “dozens” of covid deaths a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2021
TGA grants provisional determination to MSD's anti-viral COVID-19 treatment molnupiravir
10 August 2021 - On 9 August 2021 the Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional determination to MSD in relation to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2021
TGA provisionally approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
9 August 2021 - Today, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, granted provisional approval to Moderna Australia for its COVID-19 vaccine—Spikevax (elasomeran)—making ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: international collaboration
6 August 2021 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration has strong working relationships with a wide range of international agencies and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2021
New contraceptive pill: ‘safer’ Slinda pill with no blood clot risk, no periods available in Australia
8 August 2021 - A new generation contraceptive pill with no blood clot risks, that can be used by almost all ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2021
Additional COVID-19 treatment for Australia
8 August 2021 - The Australian Government has secured an initial shipment of over 7,700 doses of the novel monoclonal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2021
Moderna vaccine set to be available in Australia by September
8 August 2021 - Australians will have a third vaccine option within weeks, with the country’s drug regulator set to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2021
Novavax booster doses to soon join stockpile
6 August 2021 - Novavax will apply for approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in Australia “within weeks” of making a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (5 August 2021)
5 August 2021 - Three additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2021
Lupus drug will be ‘game changer’
5 August 2021 - The first targeted treatment for the debilitating auto-immune condition lupus could soon be available in Australia after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2021
ATAGI statement regarding vaccination of adolescents aged 12–15 years
2 August 2021 - Following the recent approval by the TGA for the provisional registration of the Comirnaty (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (29 July 2021)
29 July 2021 - Over the last week, six additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2021
TGA international engagement strategy 2021-2025
26 July 2021 - The TGA's International Engagement Strategy 2021-2025 describes how working with our international regulatory counterparts will benefit Australians ...