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Novavax underdelivers on COVID vaccine promises
9 February 2022 - Novavax has delivered just a small fraction of the 2 billion COVID-19 shots it plans to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2022
Three million Novavax doses touch down in Australia ahead of final TGA approval
8 February 2022 - Millions of Novavax vaccinations have arrived in Australia giving the country a new weapon against COVID-19. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2022
Pharmacist substitution of PBS medicines without a prescription during shortages (Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument) - 8 February 2022
8 February 2022 - From 8 February 2022, abatacept syringe (Orencia) and abatacept auto-injector (Orencia ClickJect) can be interchangeably substituted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2022
Biden promised 500 million free Covid tests. Then he had to find them.
2 February 2022 - Millions of Americans are now receiving tests through the new mail program, which health experts said came ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2022
Moderna aims to deliver Omicron COVID-19 vaccine by September
27 January 2022 - A COVID-19 booster shot, targeted specifically at the Omicron variant, is expected to be delivered by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2022
Shortage of prescription infant formula worries parents
28 January 2022 - A shortage of prescription infant formula has parents worried about how they will feed their babies. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2022
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to be available in coming weeks
24 January 2022 - Australians aged 18+ will now have access to a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (Novavax) in coming weeks, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2022
Pharmacists struggle to meet demand for free COVID test kits amid stock shortage
23 January 2022 - Chemists across the country say they do not have enough rapid antigen tests to start handing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Dec 2021
Extension to image based prescription special arrangement
22 December 2021 - The Department of Health has extended the ‘image based prescription’ interim measure which allows the supply of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2021
mRNA manufacturing facility will deliver long term health benefits for Australians
14 December 2021 - Medicines Australia welcomes the announcement that Australia will manufacture mRNA vaccines in a deal struck with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2021
Moderna vaccine deal to produce 100 million doses in Melbourne reached by Federal and Victorian Governments
13 December 2021 - Australia is poised to become the largest producer of mRNA vaccines outside the US and Europe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2021
ACCC helps to protect Australians against medicine shortages caused by COVID-19
10 December 2021 - Medicine shortages from the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to be actively managed by Medicines Australia and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2021
PHARMAC negotiates deal with Pfizer for its promising new oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19
6 December 2021 - PHARMAC has negotiated an agreement with Pfizer for its promising new oral anti-viral treatment to treat ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2021
Pfizer to provide U.S. Government with 10 million treatments courses of investigational oral antiviral candidate to help combat COVID-19
18 November 2021 - If approved or authorised, Paxlovid (PF-07321332; ritonavir) would be the first oral anti-viral of its kind, a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
Valneva receives EU deal for COVID jab, and seeks apology from UK
11 November 2021 - French vaccine manufacturer, Valneva, has announced that it has won EU approval to supply up to 60 ...