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Monkeypox vaccine not expected in NZ until December as community spread confirmed
10 October 2022 - New Zealand now has community transmission of monkeypox, but a vaccine to protect those at highest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Australian adults can now get Moderna's Omicron COVID-19 booster. Here's what we know
10 November 2022 - The first combination COVID booster has now been introduced to Australia's vaccine program, with Moderna's Omicron ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2022
13 million Novavax doses due to expire as Australians stick to mRNA boosters
21 September 2022 - Novavax COVID vaccines procured by the federal government in the hopes of convincing hesitant Australians to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2022
PHARMAC plans switch back to broader pneumococcal vaccine, following surge in deadly disease cases
21 September 2022 - PHARMAC plans to give all babies access to a broader pneumococcal vaccine from December, after a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2022
Family of baby spending first birthday in hospital with pneumococcal complications calls for vaccine switch
13 September 2022 - At first, doctors thought it was a common virus. Baby Eloise Swadel had a cough and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2022
Australia's first bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to join rollout
12 September 2022 - The Australian Government has accepted a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2022
Doctors call for vaccine u-turn from PHARMAC after surge in preventable pneumococcal cases
8 September 2022 - When drug-buying agency PHARMAC switched to a cheaper vaccine covering fewer strains of potentially deadly pneumococcal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2022
COVID-19: a global opinion on bivalent vaccines in mid-September
5 September 2022 - The EMA has just modified the marketing authorisations granted to messenger RNA vaccines developed by Moderna and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2022
Government secures monkeypox medicine, PHARMAC working on getting vaccines
26 August 2022 - The Government has secured monkeypox medicine which is expected to be available in New Zealand from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2022
Monkeypox vaccines not expected until December
20 August 2022 - Monkeypox vaccines aren't expected to arrive in New Zealand until December, according to PHARMAC. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2022
COVID vaccine rollout too slow, poorly planned, audit finds
17 August 2022 - An audit of Australia’s coronavirus vaccination rollout has criticised the slow speed at which early doses ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Supply a factor in restricting COVID vaccines for babies and toddlers
3 August 2022 - Most parents of babies and toddlers will not be able to access a COVID vaccine approved ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6 months to under 5 years
3 August 2022 - The Albanese Government has accepted a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to make ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2022
Agenda for the November 2022 PBAC meeting
27 July 2022 - The agenda for the November 2022 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2022
Calls for PHARMAC to fund more effective shingles vaccine with cases expected to rise due to COVID-19
24 July 2022 - There are calls from medical experts for PHARMAC to fund a more effective vaccine for shingles, ...