Changes to the vaccine rollout: What are the immediate impacts for GPs? Effects of Australia’s pivot from AstraZeneca to Pfizer for people under 50 are being felt as practices work to ease patient concerns.
AstraZeneca blood clot link increases importance of Novavax But with clinical trials progressing slowly, uncertainty remains over when Australia will access the 51 million doses of its third vaccine candidate.
European regulator finds possible link between vaccine and blood clots UPDATED: The European Medicines Agency says it has found a possible link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults.
ATAGI issues GPs with guidance for clotting condition ‘likely’ linked to COVID vaccine The national advisory body is urging vaccine providers to be aware of post-vaccination warning signs, including new onset of severe persistent headache that is not settling with analgesia.
RACGP releases AKT 2021.1 exam results The first Applied Knowledge Test for 2021 took place on 6 February, and the public report is now available.
ATAGI review of AstraZeneca COVID vaccines: What GPs need to know The latest advice suggests there is only a ‘tiny’ risk of blood clots in some patients, but does include contraindications for two rare conditions.
Gestational diabetes diagnoses higher with one-step approach But crucially, the results of a new study investigating the two screening methods found neither led to significantly different clinical outcomes.
Fears AstraZeneca pause in Europe could give rise to vaccine hesitancy in Australia At least 13 countries have raised the alarm about possible links between the coronavirus vaccine and blood clots. How will GPs address these concerns with patients?
‘No biological reason’ to link blood clots to COVID vaccine Despite this, several European countries have paused their rollout of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution.
Kids’ blood pressure measurements differ substantially between arms Researchers found even a small difference between arms could lead to a missed diagnosis of hypertension.