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 a predicted shortfall could result in primary care receiving two million fewer doses in October.
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.
Unvaccinated patients dominate COVID deaths and ICU Most people who have died from COVID-19 in NSW had not received a vaccine, while no one under 70 has died having received two doses.
Two more AstraZeneca-linked deaths in past week: TGA The latest fatalities mean Australia has now recorded nine deaths linked to the vaccine, compared to more than 1000 COVID deaths.
‘They’ve got the maths wrong’: GPs say telehealth should be part of PIP Recent changes to the way Practice Incentive Payments are being calculated is threatening the viability of general practice, according to a new GP-led petition.
GPs expected to have ‘really important role’ in new COVID therapy Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has said sotrovimab will be available sometime this week. But uncertainties remain about how patients will access the treatment.
WHO adviser left ‘heartbroken’ by Doherty Institute COVID modelling Experts say it fails to account for children, creating a potential ‘sweet spot’ for a new COVID variant of concern to emerge.
RACGP criticises DoH telehealth compliance approach President Dr Karen Price has written an open letter to Federal Health Secretary Professor Brendan Murphy, saying GPs feel ‘let down’.
Poll suggests 93% of GPs have not been offered respirator fit-testing GPs in NSW and Victorian hotspots are being giving access to PPE from the National Medical Stockpile. But with few practices offering fit-testing, how protected are GPs?
‘Scary’ co-op failure sets off ‘alarm bells’ for general practice GPs are calling for widespread primary care funding reform after a not-for-profit bulk-billing co-operative servicing 30,000 patients went into voluntary administration.