A GP guide to vaccine safety
Need to know: The speed of the COVID-19 vaccine development raised questions about whether corners were cut in the race to develop vaccines at pandemic…
Tag: Infectious diseases – Immunisation
Pharmacists given green light to deliver live-attenuated zoster vaccine
Two state governments are allowing pharmacists to administer herpes zoster vaccines, including the live-attenuated vaccine that has been linked with the deaths of three patients with…
Patients with dermal fillers are facing this possible COVID-19 complication
The growing list of COVID-19 complications is long and surprising — from brain changes and heart disease to skin rashes and COVID toes. Those who…
Death after Spikevax booster prompts new myocarditis warning
A woman in her 20s has died after receiving a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, prompting stronger warnings about myocarditis risk. The death…
Think scrapping isolation periods will get us past the pandemic? Think again
COVID-19 is an exceptional disease and was at its deadliest this year, causing more deaths in Australia between June and August 2022 than at any…
Communication failure or fatigue? Why millions still haven’t had their COVID-19 boosters
The Halton independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurement has been handed to the Federal Government, which released the review’s recommendations yesterday. Topping…
COVID-19 isolation laws will end on 14 October
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the end of the mandatory five-day isolation period for people with COVID-19. Speaking on Friday, he declared the “time…
Omicron vaccines may give better protection, but timely boosters are best
Vaccines (predominantly mRNA vaccines) have been our frontline defence against COVID-19 and have saved millions of lives. Despite the emergence of genetically distinct COVID-19 variants…
Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses heading for landfill
Millions of doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine appear headed for landfill as their expiry date approaches. Only 220,000 doses of Nuvaxovid have been administered so…
GPs can order the bivalent COVID-19 vax from October – but don’t rush
The new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be available from 10 October, but GPs should refrain from ordering stocks until they run out of the original…
