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Meningococcal B vaccine must be urgently added to the National Immunisation Program
19 July 2019 - It is particularly cruel that the people with the most life to live are the prime ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Toddler died of only meningococcal strain not on vaccine program
18 July 2019 - A toddler has died after contracting meningococcal B, the only strain of the potentially deadly disease with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
Trump to order drive for improved flu vaccine
16 July 2019 - President Donald Trump is readying an executive order that would direct HHS to overhaul the development ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2019
Vaccine crisis leaves Australia’s immunisation record in tatters
9 July 2019 - Thousands of Australians are dying from the flu and meningococcal because lifesaving vaccines are not being approved, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2019
Pharma giant wants vaccination reform
9 July 2019 - Pharmaceutical giant GSK is calling for Australia to update its review of subsidised immunisation programs and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2019
Thousands more doses of the flu jab are on the way
7 July 2019 - The Ministry of Health has announced this morning 55,000 more doses of flu vaccine will arrive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2019
‘This is not the Trump hearing’ – PHARMAC deny accusations by National MP of tampering with Northland vaccine order
19 June 2019 - Tensions rose in a Parliament committee between Whangāreu MP Dr Shane Reti and PHARMAC. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
Government could have bought more vaccines for Northland: National
17 June 2019 - Health agencies could have bought enough meningococcal vaccine to immunise all children in Northland last year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2019
14,000 new flu vaccine doses available for high needs patients
13 June 2019 - Thousands more flu vaccines will be distributed across the country after Pharmac found another supplier. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2019
Review of Rotarix
12 June 2019 - TLV has decided to initiate a review of the drug Rotarix due to the Government's decision ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2019
PHARMAC unlikely to get back-up flu vaccines before season over
7 June 2019 - PHARMAC says it is unlikely it will be able to get more flu vaccine supplies before ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2019
Recommendations made by the PBAC - March 2019
31 May 2019 - The recommendations from the March 2019 PBAC meeting have been updated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2019
Flu vaccine shortage amid run on private market pharmacy supplies
29 May 2019 - Australian pharmacies are running out of the flu vaccine amid unprecedented numbers of people getting immunised ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2019
New made-in-Canada technique could revolutionise vaccine transportation
21 May 2019 - Researchers in Ontario have developed a new method of transporting life-saving vaccines to remote and impoverished ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2019
Emergent BioSolutions announces granting of marketing authorisation in Five EU countries for its oral typhoid vaccine; expands availability across Europe
20 May 2019 - Emergent BioSolutions announced today that it has successfully obtained marketing authorization for its oral typhoid vaccine Vivotif ...