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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 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 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 21 Oct 2021
Delivery of Novavax vaccine may be delayed in Australia due to reported manufacturing issues
21 October 2021 - Australians may not get access to the Novavax vaccine this year with reports of manufacturing problems causing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2021
Australia secures additional COVID-19 treatments
17 October 2021 - The Australian Government has secured access to two additional COVID-19 treatments to support the National Plan to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2021
When is the Novavax vaccine coming to Australia? Will it be used for booster shots?
13 October 2021 - Australia's vaccination rate is galloping towards 85 per cent, and more than six in 10 Australians ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2021
Joint statement: supply allocations of intravenous tocilizumab (Actemra) during serious shortage
7 October 2021 - Roche, the sponsor of tocilizumab (Actemra), notified the TGA of shortages of multiple presentations of tocilizumab ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Oct 2021
Australia secures additional supplies of sotrovimab
4 October 2021 - The Australian Government has increased supplies of the promising COVID-19 treatment sotrovimab with over 15,000 additional doses ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2021
Medicines industry continues to protect Australians from medicine shortages
30 September 2021 - ACCC extends approval for ongoing collaboration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2021
Australia secures supply of drug that treats arthritis and Covid
25 September 2021 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has secured an extra supply of a rheumatoid arthritis drug to treat critically ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2021
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 ...
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 25 Jul 2021
COVID-19 demand leads to Australian shortages of rheumatoid arthritis drug
25 July 2021 - Australia is facing shortages of a rheumatoid arthritis drug that has been used to treat COVID-19 ...