vaccination
Pharmacies could vaccinate one in eight: report
Pharmacists could potentially vaccinate one in eight people in the world, new data suggest At least 940 million people live in countries where over 193,000 community pharmacies can potentially offer …
Flu warning about the elderly
Protect vulnerable people as flu cases rise: NSW Health People with flu symptoms have been warned to stay away from aged care facilities and vulnerable groups following a spike in …
Bexsero vaccine shortage in Australia
GSK’s relatively new vaccine for meningococcal B is in low supply across the country due to its unexpected popularity worldwide Bexsero is the only vaccine for meningococcal B currently registered …
Reschedule meds, fund vaccine service to support pharmacies: White
Pharmacy needs to remove roadblocks such as the schedule of some medicines in order to pave the way for Terry White member success, says the group’s CEO, Anthony White. Funding …
Two-dose HPV vaccine looks likely
Evidence is growing in support of a two- instead of three-dose HPV vaccination regimen in Australia This evidence is currently being reviewed by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation …
Getting fluent with vaccination
With pharmacist influenza vaccination here to stay, pharmacy’s role in battling flu is only going to grow. In April 2016, pharmacist vaccinations became available in Queensland permanently, and less than …
Quadrivalent flu vaccine to replace trivalent
A new quadrivalent vaccine will replace Fluvax, Sequiris’ trivalent vaccine for the 2017 flu season. “It is generally accepted that QIV is becoming the preferred seasonal vaccine, as was the …
Maximising vaccination in the pharmacy space
Pharmacists are not “cannibalising” doctor’s provision of vaccine service, say QPIP trial leader Professor Lisa Nissen Prof Nissen presented evidence at the PSA conference on Saturday 30 July regarding the …
‘No jab, no pay’ gets vaccine objectors immunising
An additional 5,700 children who would not otherwise have been vaccinated have been given their jabs this year as a result of the Government’s “no jab, no pay” policy, it …
DDS raises $22k-plus for vaccines in India
Discount Drug Stores has raised over $22,000 with its flu vaccination health clinics and fundraising ventures for charity partner FreeToBe to help contribute to the vaccination, medical care, protection and …
Pharmacists’ role is too limited: Duckett
Guild welcomes Grattan Institute leader’s comments in favour of a broader role for pharmacists in Australia Doctors are seeing patients for conditions that allied health professionals such as pharmacists could …
Step towards Alzheimer’s vaccine
Researchers in the US and Australia have make a breakthrough discovery in the international quest to discover a new and potentially effective vaccine targeting the pathological proteins associated with Alzheimer’s …