Victoria to manufacture mRNA vaccines Federal Victoria will have the capacity to produce tens of millions of mRNA vaccine doses from 2024 under a new deal with the federal government and
Novavax trialling its flu-COVID combo jab September 10, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Biotechnology company Novavax is kicking off its phase one clinical trial of a vaccine that combines both the seasonal flu inoculation and a vaccination for
Obstacles for vaccine administration, say pharmacists September 7, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Federal Rules governing vaccine administration in three states pose obstacles to the ability of pharmacists in those jurisdictions to administer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents
Moderna vaccine coming to Australia August 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal One million doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine Moderna are set to arrive in Australia next month, with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granting provisional
Targets a sore spot for Australian government’s COVID-19 plan July 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The federal government has finally outlined its COVID-19 response plan, announcing four phases for its new approach that will reduce international arrival numbers by 50%
Supply issues with COVID-19 shot sit on federal government’s shoulders, expert says June 17, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Professor Adrian Esterman, chair of biostatistics at the University of South Australia, has described Australia’s current vaccine situation as one of the federal government’s own
COVID-19 medical innovations that will outlast the pandemic March 15, 2021 By Deborah Fuller, Albert H. Titus and Nevan Krogan Editors' Picks A number of technologies and tools got a chance to prove themselves for the first time in the context of COVID-19. Three disease researchers working
How to battle an epidemic? Digitise its DNA and share it with the world March 16, 2020 By Shelly Fan Editors' Picks A nightmarish scene was burnt into my memory nearly two decades ago: Changainjie, Beijing’s normally chaotic “fifth avenue,” desolate without a sign of life. Schools
