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COVID-19 vaccine procurement review says rapid access to vaccines and treatments key to on-going protection of Australians
27 September 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes the independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurements by Professor Jane ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2022
Halton review into vaccine and treatment procurement
27 September 2022 - Professor Jane Halton AO has handed to Government her independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2022
Novavax appeals to ATAGI to change advice as vaccine uptake falls behind
25 September 2022 - Novavax was hailed as the fix to Australia’s low inoculation rate and “the vaccine for anti-vaxxers”. So ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2022
ATAGI recommend the COVID-19 vaccination for some children aged 6 months to under 5 years
26 September 2022 - Australia’s immunisation experts, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, recommend COVID-19 vaccination for some children aged ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2022
TGA provisionally approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty (tozinameran), for use as a booster dose in individuals 5 years and older
21 September 2022 - On 20 September 2022, the TGA provisionally approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty (tozinameran) for use as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2022
ATAGI update following COVID-19 meeting (7 September 2022)
14 September 2022 - An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation following their meeting on 7 September 2022. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2022
Independent review of paracetamol overdose
14 September 2022 - The TGA has published an independent expert report examining the incidence of serious injury and death ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2022
ATAGI statement on use of the Moderna bivalent original/Omicron vaccine
12 September 2022 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation regarding COVID-19 Moderna Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2022
'Long-term harm' for diabetics unable to access medication
8 September 2022 - Diabetic patients could need liver transplants down the line due to the shortage of a life-altering ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2022
COVID-19 vaccine safety report (8 August 2022)
8 September 2022 - To 4 September 2022, the TGA has received 699 reports which have been assessed as likely to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2022
First combination COVID-19 and influenza self-tests approved for Australia
7 September 2022 - The TGA has approved the first two nasal combination self-tests (for use at home) that detect ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2022
NASWSI and Project Orbis - are they essentially the same?
7 September 2022 - We compare and contrast the two initiatives to bring new medicines to the market faster. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2022
International work-sharing - first medicines approved by all five Access Consortium regulators
2 September 2022 - The TGA has approved two new medicines as part of the Access New Active-Substance Work-Sharing Initiative. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2022
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (31 August 2022)
2 September 2022 - An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation following their weekly meeting on 31 August ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2022
TGA launches new look website
30 August 2022 - The new look website has gone live this evening. ...