Expanded eligibility for fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose

7 July 2022 - An additional 7.4 million people will now be eligible to receive a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose ...

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PHARMAC widens flu vaccine access to increase uptake

27 June 2022 - PHARMAC today announced that it is permanently widening access to the annual funded flu vaccine to people ...

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New $11 million winter vaccine communication campaign and availability of antivirals

22 June 2022 - The Australian Government today launched an $11 million six-week campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated for ...

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Concerns two different flu vaccines create two tier system for 65 and overs

8 April 2022 - PHARMAC is being accused of kicking an own goal on flu jabs, after those aged 65 ...

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ProCare supports PHARMAC’s proposal to widen access to the flu vaccine

18 March 2022 - Leading health care provider ProCare has today made a submission in support of PHARMAC’s proposal to ...

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COVID-19: a second booster reserved for those most at risk

18 March 2022 - While the COVID-19 epidemic seems to be on the rise again after a few weeks of decline, ...

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PHARMAC proposes widened access to the flu vaccine for Māori and Pacific peoples for 2022 season

8 March 2022 - PHARMAC is consulting on a proposal to widen access to the funded influenza vaccine to include Māori ...

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Flu vaccine price increase

1 March 2022 - PHARMAC has confirmed that the purchase price of the annual influenza vaccine will increase by $2 ...

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COVID-19 vaccines: individual patient data should be submitted to the European Medicines Agency

24 February 2022 - An interesting letter to the Editor of the BMJ from the Head of Drug Assessment at ...

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Novavax – first protein vaccine now available

11 February 2022 - Australia’s first protein vaccine, Novavax will join the national rollout from Monday through select general practices, community ...

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Eligible Australian kids 16+ can now get a booster

3 February 2022 - From today, eligible Australians aged 16 and 17 years old will be able to receive a COVID-19 ...

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Four million additional Australians eligible for their booster dose

31 January 2022 - Over four million additional Australians are now eligible for their COVID-19 booster dose from today, with the ...

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Australians deserve fast access to the latest medicines, vaccines and treatments

28 January 2022 - Medicines Australia recommends the Australian Government delivers a plan to shorten the time that patients wait ...

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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, ...

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Recommendations made by the PBAC - November 2021

17 December 2021 - The recommendations from the November 2021 PBAC meeting are now available. ...

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