anti-vaccination
World news wrapup: 21 October 2021
Afghanistan faces meds shortages; Canada pharmacy allegedly repeatedly targeted for arson; anti-vaccinators vandalise Belfast pharmacy Kabul, Afghanistan: Following the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, pharmacy owners are warning that …
Anti-vax attack leaves pharmacist ‘shaken’
A community pharmacist in Canberra has been left reeling after an anti-vaxxer verbally abused her and then tried to run her over with their car Honor Penprase, managing partner of …
Pharmacist knocks back $1k jab bribe
A leading pharmacist tells how a patient attempted to bribe him to fake her COVID vaccination Anthony Tassone, Victorian branch president of the Pharmacy Guild, has told how a patient …
World news wrapup: 7 October 2021
Irish pharmacist slams “show trial” over Facebook like; US licence exam bungle; jail over $17m in claims for unnecessary compounded meds scripts Dublin, Ireland: A pharmacist has slammed allegations against …
Suspended after vaccine ‘poison’ comments
A health professional has been reprimanded after he took part in a YouTube video called “Nazi vaccine regime in Australia” The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case …
The week in review
Issues to do with the COVID-19 pandemic continued to dominate the headlines this week This week the AJP looked at controversial topics to do with COVID-19: the fact that Australian …
World news wrapup: 26 August 2021
Abused pharmacists lauded as “heroes”; one US chain accused of losing most controlled drug doses in Massachusetts; Ireland’s pharmacy accessibility recognised Washington DC: The American Pharmacists Association has condemned recent …
‘They can be executed:’ anti-vaxxer threatens pharmacists
A US man reportedly abused pharmacists live on Facebook and threatened them with execution if they continued vaccinating US media including the Springfield News-Leader, which originally reported the incident this …
Poll reveals COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
There’s significant hesitancy around the COVID-19 vaccination among patients, say readers… but there’s also good opportunities for pharmacists to address it Following comments on previous articles about the COVID-19 vaccination …
Poll: How much vaccine hesitancy are you seeing?
Now that Australia has begun vaccinating against COVID-19, we’d like to know how confident your patients are feeling about the jab On Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that after …
Clinical tips: vaccine hesitancy and refusal
Pharmacists have a key role as mythbusters, writes Karalyn Huxhagen, which will only grow in importance as a COVID-19 vaccine draws nearer Vaccine hesitancy has always been in the human …