COVID-19

healthcare workers
COVID-19, Hospitals
Healthcare workers mandated to have COVID-19 vaccinations by Tasmanian Government
Nina Alvarez Sep 8, 2021

Healthcare workers have been mandated to have COVID-19 vaccinations in Tasmania, as the government’s number one priority since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has

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embryo
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
Pregnant women report delays for Pfizer vaccination in Newcastle
Nina Alvarez Sep 8, 2021

Pregnant women report delays for Pfizer vaccination in Newcastle because of the difficulty of booking vaccination appointments. For some, appointments are only available long after

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COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
COVID-19 vaccine protection added to Zurich life policies
Nina Alvarez Sep 8, 2021

Insurance company Zurich Life & Investments and its OnePath Life business have moved to include specific COVID-19 vaccine protection. The additional cover at no extra

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COVID-19
COVID-19, Healthcare
COVID-19 Update: NSW records 1,281 new locally acquired cases
Lourdes Antenor Sep 6, 2021

NSW recorded 1,281 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. One new case was acquired overseas in the

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UK
COVID-19
UK and Australia agree to share vaccines to tackle global pandemic
Lourdes Antenor Sep 3, 2021

The UK and Australia will share COVID-19 vaccine doses to benefit each other’s life-saving vaccine rollout programmes, the government has announced. Next batch of more

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Mayo Clinic
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
Mayo Clinic urges cancer patients to seek third dose of Covid vaccine
Lourdes Antenor Sep 1, 2021

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center announced on Tuesday, Aug. 31, that it is following recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network that encourage cancer patients to receive a

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Parklea
COVID-19, Healthcare, Opinion, Policy, Public Health and Careers, Strategy
Covid outbreak in Parklea Prison must lead to urgent reform
Healthcare Channel Aug 30, 2021

The news of a growing COVID outbreak in Parklea Prison where at least 31 prisoners have tested positive shows we the need for the urgent

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Pfizer
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, International News
Pfizer, BioNTech and Eurofarma collaborate to manufacture vaccines
Lourdes Antenor Aug 27, 2021

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced the signing of a letter of intent with Eurofarma Laboratórios SA, a Brazilian biopharmaceutical

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aged care sector
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare
Prof. Alison McMillan’s opinion on Covid vaccination in aged care sector
Lourdes Antenor Aug 27, 2021

The Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has always focused on increasing protection levels across our entire community, with the highest priority being our

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surge
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Nurses sound the alarm on ICU “surge” in NSW hospitals
Lourdes Antenor Aug 27, 2021

The nurse’s union warns that using the NSW’s 2000-bed intensive care “surge capacity” unit will come at the cost of COVID-19 care and staff-patient ratios.

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Pfizer and BioNTech
Children's Health, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals, International News
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine COMIRNATY Receives Full U.S. FDA Approval for Individuals 16 Years and Older
Healthcare Channel Aug 24, 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for COMIRNATY® (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) to prevent COVID-19

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lymphoid
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Study sounds note of caution on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with lymphoid malignancies
Healthcare Channel Aug 24, 2021

Patients with lymphoma or other lymphoid cancers should continue to take steps to protect themselves from COVID-19 even if they have been vaccinated against the

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