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Australia secures new third generation monkeypox virus vaccine
4 August 2022 - The Albanese Government has secured 450,000 doses of the new third generation monkeypox virus vaccine by Bavarian ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2022
Medicines industry working to minimise medicine supply shortages
22 July 2022 - Medicines Australia and the Generic and Biosimilars Medicines Association are deeply concerned about medicine shortages that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
Review into COVID-19 vaccine and treatment purchases
30 June 2022 - The Australian Government is undertaking an independent review of Australia’s vaccine and treatment procurements, led by former ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2022
Locally made medicines
4 April 2022 - The Morrison Government is supporting new local jobs in Australia’s innovative medical sector and investing to secure ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2022
Moderna finalises strategic partnership with Australian Government
23 March 2022 - On-shore manufacturing facility based in Melbourne, Australia, expected to produce up to 100 million mRNA respiratory ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2022
Anxiety mounts for Australian patients as supply chain crunch hits another arthritis drug
14 February 2022 - Patients are reckoning with major shortages of a second rheumatoid arthritis drug in Australia, with manufacturing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2022
Three million Novavax doses touch down in Australia ahead of final TGA approval
8 February 2022 - Millions of Novavax vaccinations have arrived in Australia giving the country a new weapon against COVID-19. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2022
Moderna aims to deliver Omicron COVID-19 vaccine by September
27 January 2022 - A COVID-19 booster shot, targeted specifically at the Omicron variant, is expected to be delivered by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2021
mRNA manufacturing facility will deliver long term health benefits for Australians
14 December 2021 - Medicines Australia welcomes the announcement that Australia will manufacture mRNA vaccines in a deal struck with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2021
Moderna vaccine deal to produce 100 million doses in Melbourne reached by Federal and Victorian Governments
13 December 2021 - Australia is poised to become the largest producer of mRNA vaccines outside the US and Europe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2021
ACCC helps to protect Australians against medicine shortages caused by COVID-19
10 December 2021 - Medicine shortages from the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to be actively managed by Medicines Australia and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2021
Delivery of Novavax vaccine may be delayed in Australia due to reported manufacturing issues
21 October 2021 - Australians may not get access to the Novavax vaccine this year with reports of manufacturing problems causing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2021
Australia secures additional COVID-19 treatments
17 October 2021 - The Australian Government has secured access to two additional COVID-19 treatments to support the National Plan to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2021
When is the Novavax vaccine coming to Australia? Will it be used for booster shots?
13 October 2021 - Australia's vaccination rate is galloping towards 85 per cent, and more than six in 10 Australians ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2021
Joint statement: supply allocations of intravenous tocilizumab (Actemra) during serious shortage
7 October 2021 - Roche, the sponsor of tocilizumab (Actemra), notified the TGA of shortages of multiple presentations of tocilizumab ...