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Can we trust strong recommendations based on low quality evidence?
25 November 2021 - A necessary requirement for development of trustworthy guidelines is to respect the relation between the quality (certainty) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2021
The FDA's dysfunction is a public health crisis of its own
22 November 2021 - Earlier this month, President Biden tapped Dr. Robert Califf to lead the FDA. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2021
UK recognises Covaxin as valid COVID-19 vaccine for travel
21 November 2021 - Travellers vaccinated with Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will now be able to enter the UK, as the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2021
Dutch health insurance: what changes in 2022?
11 November 2021 - The Dutch healthcare institute Zorginstituut Nederland is going to increase its monitoring of treatment to better ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2021
Why TGA head John Skerritt must go over vaccine claim
10 November 2021 - The head of the TGA must resign or be sacked over his claims about the Moderna vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2021
Health Canada authorises the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot
9 November 2021 - Health Canada has authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2021
Start of COVID-19 booster vaccination program
8 November 2021 - Today, the Australian Government’s COVID-19 booster vaccination rollout program officially gets under way, with the initial focus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2021
COVID-19: PHARMAC confident with growing stock of drugs to treat virus
7 November 2021 - PHARMAC is growing increasingly confident it is getting close to having enough of the drugs needed to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2021
Novavax files COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use listing with World Health Organization
4 November 2021 - All modules required for regulatory review of Novavax vaccine, including CMC data, are now complete for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2021
Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines recommended for people aged 18 and over
28 October 2021 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have recommended a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2021
FDA to allow ‘mix and match’ approach for Covid booster shots
18 October 2021 - The agency may act this week, when it is expected to authorise booster shots for recipients of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2021
Vaccinations can end political blame game: CSL
13 October 2021 - CSL chief Paul Perreault has warned that the politicisation of Covid-19 is fuelling vaccination hesitancy as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2021
Booster shot for severely immunocompromised Australians
8 October 2021 - From next week Australians who are severely immunocompromised will be offered the option to receive a third ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2021
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (22 September 2021)
24 September 2021 - An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation following their weekly meeting on 22 September ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2021
EU drugs regulator to decide on Pfizer vaccine booster in early October
23 September 2021 - The EMA aims to decide in early October whether to endorse a third dose of the ...