Government moves to ease concerns over next month’s Pfizer supply The Federal Government says Pfizer has confirmed it will meet its scheduled delivery following reports of a potential shortfall.
ATAGI says third vaccine dose ‘likely’ for certain cohorts The advisory body has said ‘severely immunocompromised’ people will be among those expected to require an additional dose.
One in a million chance of death following AstraZeneca jab: TGA By contrast, Australians aged 60 and over – for whom AstraZeneca is preferred – have a nearly one in 10 chance of dying from COVID.
Health Minister calls on ‘amazing’ general practices to dig deep Millions of incoming Pfizer doses will make the next three weeks critical to the country’s vaccine rollout, Greg Hunt has told Australia’s peak health bodies.
Clearer picture of long-term vaccine efficacy against severe COVID Major pre-print studies comparing multiple COVID vaccines have found their ability to protect against hospitalisation and death may begin to wane in the long term.
Children’s risk of long COVID ‘substantially lower’ than expected For the majority of young people, COVID-19 is a mild disease – what does that mean for the possibility of vaccinating under-12s?
Survey suggests vaccine hesitancy is falling across Australia The results indicate a positive trend, but researchers say more work needs to be done to assess why some people are still not being reached.
Government clarifies GPs’ position as states expand Pfizer eligibility The Department of Health has confirmed GPs can mirror states on Pfizer eligibility for over-60s.
General practice to follow state Pfizer criteria GPs in South Australia and the Northern Territory will soon begin administering the Pfizer vaccine to over-60s in line with state-run mass vaccination hubs, and other states could soon follow.
Research finds no association between COVID vaccines and miscarriage Pregnant women who are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 are no more likely to miscarry than those who are unvaccinated.