Could incentives boost vaccine uptake in Australia? Experts say yes, but different approaches are required for different groups.
COVID vaccine rollout program to add 900 general practices Expressions of interest are open and any practice that participates in the National Immunisation Program will be eligible to apply.
New outbreak shows Australia must get vaccinated by ‘whatever means necessary’ The revelation that three of the new COVID cases in Victoria had not been immunised despite being eligible has spurred calls for authorities to open up vaccination hubs to whoever presents.
TGA decision will ‘open up’ general practice to Pfizer Australia’s medical regulator has said the COMIRNATY coronavirus vaccine can now be stored in standard fridges for up to a month.
COVID surging in unvaccinated Taiwan potential warning for Australia It was a COVID success story, but rising cases have seen Taiwan move to a higher alert level – and a slow vaccine rollout is partly to blame.
How can Australia fix the issue of COVID vaccine maldistribution? Undersupply has driven hundreds of general practices to quit the vaccine rollout as thousands of doses sit unused at mass vaccination clinics.
‘It’s a dangerous strategy for people to hold off’: GPs urge eligible patients to get vaccinated now The calls come after people over 50 were told there will be enough mRNA vaccine doses ‘for every Australian’ later in the year.
‘Disconnect’ between health and disability behind slow vaccine rollout GPs have reportedly been underutilised in attempts to carry out perhaps the most complicated part of the national COVID vaccination program.
European regulator says Pfizer can be stored in fridges for 31 days Should the TGA follow suit, it could pave the way for greater general practice involvement in the COVID vaccine rollout.
Online Australian anti-vaxx groups grow by nearly 300%: Report To help tackle misinformation, the Australian Academy of Science has launched a guide about the science of immunisation.