Medical experts welcome availability of Moderna for Australian children Federal People aged 6-11 years will be eligible for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, known as SPIKEVAX, following provisional approval by the TGA.
Boosters available to older teenagers, ATAGI determines Thursday February 3, 2022 By Jackson Graham News ATAGI has provided advice that a third dose of Pfizer is safe for 16 and 17-year-olds, three months after getting the second dose. …
TGA gives early approval to first oral treatments for COVID in Australia Thursday January 20, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The medicine is for adults with the virus who do not need oxygen but are at increased risk of progressing to hospital or dying. …
Pfizer says Omicron may require three vaccine doses Friday December 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A third dose of an Omicron vaccine is likely to give sufficient protection from a disease of any severity caused by the new variant, say…
TGA gives provisional approval for Pfizer for ages 5-11 Monday December 6, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Health minister Greg Hunt said the medical authorities had been able to bring forward the provisional date for commencing Pfizer doses for children to January…
Vaccines travel across ice to isolated expeditioners Monday November 1, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The department of health and DFAT have helped in the complex delivery of Pfizer vaccines to 27 people at Australia's Antarctic stations.
TGA approves booster dose, minister expects early November rollout Wednesday October 27, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The TGA has approved Pfizer booster shots for Australians for people aged 18 years and older, six months after their second dose.
Australia stocks up on COVID-19 treatment medications Monday October 18, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Australia received thousands of doses of COVID-19 treatment medication over the weekend, including an intravenous drug and half a million courses of an oral drug. …
Premium Insights and analysis Still much to play out in the vaccine swap deals Thursday October 7, 2021 By Hugh McClure Editors' Picks The swapping of vaccines in December for vaccines in September gave a sugar hit to NSW’s exit from lockdown, but the hit will come crashing…
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines open to over 60s, Vic cases spike Friday October 1, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal All people aged over 60 will be able to receive mRNA coronavirus vaccines from Friday, federal health minister Greg Hunt says. …
PM in border wars over Pfizer allocation Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Chris Johnson Federal A row has broken out after data published by the ABC revealed a disproportionate per capita share of Pfizer doses were distributed to NSW late…
Premium Insights and analysis Australia would do well to swap more than Pfizer doses with Singapore Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Hugh McClure Australian Capital Territory Singapore may provide one of the most compelling case studies for what Australians can anticipate on our roadmap out of the pandemic.
‘Doses of hope’: PM promotes COVID vaccine swap deal with Singapore Tuesday August 31, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Australia will receive 500,000 additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine from Singapore next week, and pay back Singapore in kind in December.
Children in Australia aged 12 and over approved for Pfizer Friday August 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Pfizer is the only COVID-19 vaccine that ATAGI has approved for Australian children from 12 years of age, on a two-dose schedule. …
Victoria’s COVID vaccine booking website crashes Thursday August 26, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Once the system opened up to younger people in the state, the online booking portal was inundated with 50,000 hits per minute.
