Is Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine our pandemic game changer?
The vaccine must be stored at -70C, far beyond the current capability of most GP practices.
Tag: Vaccination
Immunisation register reporting set to be made mandatory
Pharmacists, and to a lesser extent GPs, under-report some vaccinations.
Flu vaccine ‘appears to extend survival for patients with cancer’
A randomised controlled trial of vaccination postsurgery is warranted, say the authors of a Danish registry study.
Don’t bet on COVID-19 vax saving lives, warns BMJ editorial
Current trials aren't set up to detect if vaccine candidates prevent severe illness and death, says associate editor Dr Peter Doshi.
COVID-19 reinfection case sparks vax doubts
The US man was infected with two genetically distinct strains of coronavirus, suggesting vaccines may be less protective than hoped, warn experts.…
How anti-vaxxers see themselves as health literate and ‘pro-science’
Australians belonging to the vaccine refusal movement consider themselves a science advocacy group, according to a study published recently. My colleagues and I found this…
Tens of thousands of Chinese receive experimental vaccine
Country officials say 'no side effects' have been seen with the three vaccines that are still in development.
All but one routine vax effective in premmies
Dutch study shows immunisation at the usual time leads to protection in preterm babies apart from for Haemophilus influenzae type b.
This is where we are at with a COVID-19 vaccine
The global race to develop a coronavirus vaccine is speeding up with Russia and China already approving experimental vaccine use in their populatio…
One in 10 Aussies say they’ll refuse a COVID-19 vax
The poll of more than 1000 people also shows one fifth believe hydroxychloroquine is a safe and effective treatment.
