No Moderna access for general practice in 2021 Ten million doses of the mRNA vaccine will be prioritised for pharmacies and workplace vaccination programs, the Department of Health has said.
DoH COVID pages for diverse communities months out of date Culturally and linguistically diverse communities are being directed towards outdated vaccine information on official websites, despite the focus on reaching those most at risk from COVID-19.
General practice passes COVID vaccine milestone More than seven million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered by GPs across Australia over the past four months.
GPs to receive cash incentives to vaccinate aged care and disability workers The RACGP has welcomed the plan for GPs to collect $1000 once they vaccinate 50 workers, and $20 per worker thereafter.
COVID hotspot among least vaccinated in the country Detailed new official figures show south-west Sydney has the lowest vaccination rate in the state, with only parts of WA and Queensland faring worse.
ATAGI gives green light to Pfizer for at-risk children as young as 12 The RACGP has backed the decision, which marks the first time Australia’s vaccine rollout has opened to children under 16.
DoH responds to RACGP call for vaccine counselling flexibility The need for patients seeking advice to be vaccinated on the same day for GPs to generate a Medicare rebate no longer applies in all circumstances.
Vaccination targets set: National Cabinet agrees to pathway to new COVID normal Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed the targets Australia needs to hit to ease restrictions and start down the road back to normal.
Anti-vaxx groups target GPs as efforts to derail rollout continue From encouraging people to book fake vaccine appointments to aggressive online attacks, the movement appears to be getting increasingly destructive.
RACGP calls for flexibility around vaccine counselling rebate As it stands, the counselling MBS item number is linked to a vaccine suitability assessment, which GPs say is impractical.