ATAGI statement about the need for additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines

23 September 2021 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation about the need for COVID-19 vaccine booster ...

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FDA authorises booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for certain populations

22 September 2021 - Today, the U.S. FDA amended the emergency use authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to allow ...

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COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (23 September 2021)

23 September 2021 - To 19 September 2021, approximately 24.8 million vaccine doses have been given in Australia – 15.1 million ...

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Australia eyes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines for kids aged 5 to 11

21 September 2021 - Australian health officials have confirmed if approved the vaccine would be made widely available to children ...

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FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favour of Comirnaty booster for emergency use in people 65 and older and certain high risk population

17 September 2021 - Committee reviewed clinical data showing a booster dose of Comirnaty elicits high neutralisation titres against SARS-CoV-2 and ...

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty receives full Health Canada approval for individuals 12 years and older

16 September 2021 - Health Canada Notice of Compliance is based on a comprehensive submission package including six month efficacy ...

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Moderna announces Health Canada approves its COVID-19 vaccine

16 September 2021 - Moderna today announced Health Canada has approved the new drug submission for Spikevax (elasomeran mRNA vaccine), which ...

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ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting – 15 September 2021

16 September 2021 - An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) following their weekly meeting on 15 ...

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COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (16 September 2021)

16 September 2021 - To 12 September 2021, approximately 22.8 million vaccine doses have been given in Australia – 14 million ...

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Medicines Australia and AusBiotech say COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver will not speed up global vaccination

15 September 2021 - Medicines Australia and AusBiotech, the peak bodies representing the Australian innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, urge ...

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Access Consortium: alignment with ICMRA consensus on immunobridging for authorising new COVID-19 vaccines

14 September 2021 - Placebo controlled disease outcome trial data are the gold standard for authorising vaccines. However, for COVID-19 ...

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UK terminates Valneva COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement

13 September 2021 - The UK government has terminated its supply agreement with French firm Valneva for its COVID-19 vaccine ...

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MHRA statement on booster doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

9 September 2021 - The regulatory changes made by the MHRA today give further options for the deployment programme. ...

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COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (9 September 2021)

9 September 2021 - To 5 September 2021, approximately 21 million vaccine doses have been given in Australia – 13.1 million ...

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EMA evaluating data on booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty

6 September 2021 - EMA has started evaluating an application for the use of a booster dose of Comirnaty to be ...

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