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ATAGI/THANZ statement provides further guidance for the AstraZeneca vaccine and narrows contra-indication
23 May 2021 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report
20 May 2021 - Six additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report - 28-04-2021
29 April 2021 - The TGA has been closely monitoring suspected adverse events from the use of COVID-19 vaccines since the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2021
Brisbane man treated for blood clots after receiving vaccine
21 April 2021 - Queensland health authorities are investigating blood clots in a man who received the Pfizer vaccine this ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2021
AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccine
16 April 2021 - Third Australian case of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia likely linked to vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2021
Central Coast woman’s death after COVID-19 vaccine being investigated
15 April 2021 - Federal health authorities are investigating the death of a woman days after she received a COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Apr 2021
Did Australia get it right on AstraZeneca?
14 April 2021 - The almost-total absence of criticism for Australia’s decision to preference Pfizer’s vaccine over AstraZeneca’s for people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2021
Doctors stop offering AstraZeneca jabs over legal risk
11 April 2021 - Many of the nation’s GPs are refusing to offer AstraZeneca’s vaccine to people under 50 until ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2021
ATAGI statement on AstraZeneca vaccine in response to new vaccine safety concerns
8 April 2021 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2021
Statement by Acting Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd and Head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration Adjunct Professor John Skerritt
2 April 2021 - Australia's vaccine safety and regulatory process is world class and people can be confident that vaccines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Mar 2021
ATAGI statement and clinical guidance on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following EMA safety review
19 March 2021 - This statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation updates advice previous provided on 16 March. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2021
AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19
18 March 2021 - The TGA is closely reviewing reports of anaphylaxis after four cases were reported following the AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2021
ATAGI statement in response to European decisions about the AstraZeneca vaccine
16 March 2021 - ATAGI notes the suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine program in several European countries due to reports ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2021
Doctors complain of ‘gag’ over AstraZeneca vaccine
16 March 2021 - High-profile doctors have complained they are being gagged from speaking out about their concerns on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Mar 2021
COVID-19 vaccines - safety and effectiveness in older adults
10 March 2021 - Data on real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines approved in Australia provides reassurance about their safety in ...