vaccine

COVID-19 booster
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Novavax vaccine now approved as COVID-19 booster
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

Novavax has been approved as a COVID-19 booster for people aged 18 and above. In a statement released on Tuesday, Novavax announced the Therapeutic Goods Administration had

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variant-proof
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Hopes for ‘variant-proof’ COVID-19 vaccine in development
Nina Alvarez May 12, 2022

Sydney University is leading an international consortium hoping to develop a ‘variant-proof’ COVID-19 vaccine. The consortium has a $US19.3 million ($A27.7 million) grant from The

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biosecurity
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Australia’s biosecurity emergency pandemic measures to end
Nina Alvarez Mar 29, 2022

The Biosecurity Emergency Determination relating to COVID-19 for Australia will not be renewed when it lapses on April 17, following medical advice. The emergency period

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COVID-19
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics as of 24 March 2022
Nina Alvarez Mar 25, 2022

Across NSW, more than 95% of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94.5% have received two

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ATAGI
Aged Care, Children's Health, COVID-19, Healthcare
ATAGI flags major change for kids’ vaccines ahead of winter
Nina Alvarez Mar 17, 2022

ATAGI says booster shots could soon be rolled out for children aged 12-15 years as Australia ramps up its winter prep in the face of

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Novavax
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
Novavax vaccine recommended as a COVID-19 booster by ATAGI
Nina Alvarez Mar 3, 2022

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has recommended the use of the Novavax vaccine as a booster in Australians aged 18 and over

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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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prison
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
“Jabs in jail” urgently needed as COVID-19 encroaches on NSW’s prison
Lourdes Antenor Aug 17, 2021

Prison officers are still waiting to get vaccinated even as COVID-19 case numbers begin to seriously test their efforts to keep NSW’s jails virus-free, with

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outbreak
COVID-19, Healthcare
Vaccine use safety in outbreak setting statement from ATAGI
Lourdes Antenor Jul 15, 2021

ATAGI recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines are stated in the Clinical guidance on the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia in 20211. ATAGI has

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disability care
Healthcare, Hospitals
Less than 1 in 5 Australians in disability care are vaccinated against COVID
Lourdes Antenor Jul 1, 2021

New data shows that less than one in five Australians living under disability care are vaccinated against COVID-19 more than four months since the rollout

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