Influenza vaccine poses risk to patients with latex allergies, TGA warns The TGA has advised health professionals to be aware of patients with a latex allergy when administering the Fluad trivalent influenza vaccine.
Tasmanian children the latest to receive free flu shots The RACGP has welcomed news that Tasmanian children under the age of five will be able to receive the flu vaccine for free this year.
Flu vaccines: Getting the timing right The RACGP has warned that not only is it unnecessary for patients to receive early flu vaccinations, doing so may result in poorer health outcomes.
RACGP President calls enhanced flu vaccines ‘a step in the right direction’ Dr Bastian Seidel has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to provide stronger flu vaccines to Australians over the age of 65, but says more must be done to protect all patients ahead of this year’s flu season.
RACGP welcomes free flu vaccinations for NSW children as ‘a step in the right direction’ The RACGP has applauded the NSW Government’s commitment to provide free flu vaccinations to children under the age of five, but wants more to be done to done to protect all Australians against influenza.
Chief Medical Officer slams reports cheap vaccine to blame for record flu season Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Murphy, has slammed reports suggesting the use of cheap flu vaccine led to Australia’s worst ever flu season, calling them ‘utterly false’. ‘I could not be clearer – I completely refute this false claim,’ he said in a statement.