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More GPs to join the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
27 May 2021 - The role of general practices in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is set to expand, with up to ...
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 26 May 2021
EU seeks large AstraZeneca fine
26 May 2021 - A lawyer for the European Union has accused AstraZeneca of failing to respect its contract with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2021
Influencers say they were urged to criticise Pfizer vaccine
26 May 2021 - A disinformation effort to reduce public confidence in COVID-19 vaccines tried to enrol social media commentators in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2021
130,000 additional vaccines for Victoria
26 May 2021 - The Australian Government is releasing an additional 130,000 vaccines to support Victoria to accelerate vaccinations in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
TGA decision will ‘open up’ general practice to Pfizer
25 May 2021 - Australia’s medical regulator has said the Comirnaty coronavirus vaccine can now be stored in standard fridges for ...
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
Japan issues final approval for Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines
21 May 2021 - Health minister Norihisa Tamura gave his final approval Friday for emergency use of two more COVID-19 ...
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 23 May 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech to supply the European Union with up to 1.8 billion additional doses of Comirnaty
20 May 2021 - New agreement to supply 900 million doses to the European Commission, with option to request up to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2021
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Aussies could get COVID-19 jabs by Christmas
23 May 2021 - The federal government has made a major change to the Pfizer rollout, and it could see Australians ...
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
Vaxzevria: further advice on blood clots and low blood platelets
21 May 2021 - EMA has provided additional advice on blood clots or low blood platelets occurring after vaccination with Vaxzevria ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
Government calls for pitches for mRNA vaccine production facilities
21 May 2021 - Plans to build a new Australian vaccine facility will be launched on Friday in a call ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
Thousands of AstraZeneca shots pile up in federal-run clinics as GPs wait
20 May 2021 - Thousands of AstraZeneca doses are sitting unused in federal government-run clinic refrigerators across Sydney and regional ...