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COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (7 April 2022)
7 April 2022 - To 3 April 2022, the TGA has received 511 reports which have been assessed as likely to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2022
ECDC and EMA issue advice on fourth doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
6 April 2022 - The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and EMA’s COVID-19 task force have concluded that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2022
FDA shuts out its own experts in authorising another vaccine booster
3 April 2022 - Decisions like this only reinforce the perception that Covid policy is driven by groupthink and politics. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2022
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (31 March 2022)
31 March 2022 - To 27 March 2022, the TGA has received 509 reports which have been assessed as likely to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2022
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (23 March 2022)
28 March 2022 - ATAGI have provided recommendations on a winter booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to increase vaccine protection ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2022
2022 seasonal influenza vaccines
25 March 2022 - The Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee has reviewed data related to epidemiology, antigenic and genetic characteristics of recent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
ATAGI statement on recommendations on a winter booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine
25 March 2022 - ATAGI recommends an additional booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to increase vaccine protection before winter for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2022
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (24 March 2022)
24 March 2022 - To 20 March 2022, the TGA has received 485 reports which have been assessed as likely to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2022
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (16 March 2022)
21 March 2022 - An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) following their weekly meeting on 16 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2022
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, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2022
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (9 March 2022)
11 March 2022 - ATAGI have not made any new updates since 2 March 2022. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Mar 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Mar 2022
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (2 March 2022)
7 March 2022 - As of 1 March 2022, over 54 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2022
ATAGI recommends Novavax for use as a COVID-19 booster
2 March 2022 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended the use of the Novavax vaccine as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Feb 2022
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (23 February 2022)
28 February 2022 - ATAGI recommends Spikevax (Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine can be used for primary vaccination in children aged 6-11 ...