vaccination
Covid jabs likely ‘for the foreseeable future’
The need for Covid boosters won’t go away – but convincing Australians to be vaccinated is a challenge, says one expert Dr Paul Griffin, infectious diseases physician and microbiologist, told …
The week in review
The eyes of the nation turned to the Gold Coast this week, as we heard from Guild representatives, politicians and other pharmacy leaders at APP2023 Thousands of pharmacists from around …
More vaccines streamlined via pharmacy
Tasmanian pharmacists will now be able to administer more vaccines – and GPs are predictably outraged Hot on the heels of the announcement earlier this week that Tasmanian pharmacists would …
Tassie flu jabs now in line with Covid vax
Tasmanian pharmacists will now be able to vaccinate children aged five and up – but pharmacists say more can be done The Rockliff Government’s has moved to allow pharmacists to …
Leading doc steers patients to pharmacy for jabs
Former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has suggested pharmacy as the best place for the general public to get their flu and covid jabs, given the GP shortage …
Guild sees spike in vax training demand
Changes to legislation authorising pharmacists in Queensland to administer influenza vaccines to children aged six-months and older is fuelling demand for immunisation training Updates to Queensland’s Medicines and Poisons Act …
The week in review
Double dispensing, pharmacist prescribing and women in pharmacy were all key issues which made the news this week We heard that some health practitioners have had their details stolen in …
Covid jabs: why Aussies chose pharmacy
What did the general public really think about community pharmacy’s involvement in the Covid-19 vaccination rollout? Researchers from the University of Adelaide have looked into consumer perceptions of Covid-19 vaccination …
‘There should be no wrong door when patients are seeking a vaccine.’
Canberrans will now be able to get pharmacist-prescribed antibiotics for UTIs under the NSW trial scheme – as well as more vaccines Minister of Health Rachael Stephen-Smith has announced that …
Government accepts all Halton Review recommendations
All eight recommendations from the Review of Covid-19 Vaccine and Treatment Purchasing and Procurement report have been accepted by the federal government The review, led by Jane Halton, a former …
ATAGI makes Moderna biavalent recommendation
Moderna’s Covid-19 biavalent BA.4/5 vaccine is being recommended for use as a booster adolescents and adults aged 12 years and older The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) issued …
The impact of COVID-19 on pharmacy legislation and innovative changes
Disasters such as the Covid pandemic often result in innovation… but how did it pertain to pharmacy legislation? These researchers take a look… This article is the second in a …