influenza
Flu rebound warning accompanies launch
Greg Hunt has launched this year鈥檚 National Flu Vaccination Program, as new data shows one in four Australians don鈥檛 think they need the jab In a statement on Thursday, Health …
Clinical tips: Flu
There’s no room for complacency about the flu vaccine this year, write Esther Lau and Lisa Nissen Looking back on the last 12 months, COVID-19 has and continues to fundamentally …
The week in review
A stoush over whether pharmacists are offering the wrong flu vaccine took place this week, as the sector continues its focus on vaccination Medical Observer columnist Dr Pam Rachootin, an …
AMA 鈥榬esorts to slander鈥 over vaccines
鈥淥ne is left to wonder whether the pharmacy聽business model accommodates ethics,鈥 a prominent GP writes, claiming pharmacies are giving over-65s the wrong vaccine Medical Observer columnist Dr Pam Rachootin, an …
The week in review
Vaccination against COVID-19 made the headlines again this week, following a second confirmed case of linked clotting disorder, and possibly a death Late this week, it was reported that a …
Flu vaccination down
One stakeholder has warned against apathy about the flu vaccine this year, as the TGA outlines the 2021 variants in the jab In this week鈥檚 edition of Pharmacy Guild newsletter …
Vaccinations 2021: what you need to know
Do pharmacists have indemnity cover for giving a COVID-19 vaccine? PDL has a full update on the 2021 vaccination season The 2021 vaccination season is upon us with many pharmacies …
What a difference a century makes
There鈥檚 widespread panic, restrictions and quarantines are in place, medicines are in short supply, false information is spreading, staff are getting sick and people are refusing to wear masks. Welcome …
Pharmacy key in low flu rate
The WA branch of the Pharmacy Guild has highlighted the work the sector has done in keeping the rate of flu low in the 2020 season Influenza in Western Australia …
Clinical tips: COVID-19
Some pharmacies are almost in lockdown while others are barely acknowledging COVID-19 at all… this inconsistency confuses the public, writes Karalyn Huxhagen SA Health this week announced COVID testing in …
Flu, COVID-19 could still converge, say banners
New data show that more than 40% of respondents who had a flu shot earlier this year did so for reasons relating to COVID-19 Findings from the Amcal and Guardian …
NT pharmacists to vaccinate kids
Northern Territory pharmacists will now be able to provide flu vaccinations to children aged 10 and up, in a move welcomed by the Guild The Pharmacy Guild of Australia NT …