In the media
AMA says AstraZeneca vaccine critical to combat growing
Covid-19 Delta outbreak
AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid has called on the
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to review its
advice on the AstraZeneca vaccine in response to the growing risks
posed by the outbreak of the Delta variant in NSW (23 July 2021).
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More community pharmacies and additional GPs to deliver
COVID-19 vaccines
Thousands of community pharmacies and additional GPs
across Australia will be invited to join the COVID-19 vaccine
rollout.
This additional workforce will be brought on board to support
pharmacies and GPs already delivering COVID-19 vaccines in cities,
regional, rural and remote areas (22 July 2021). More...
Baby sleep products raise eyes at safety
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
(ACCC) has reviewed the safety of inclined infant sleeping
products and is now seeking feedback on its findings. The
ACCC's Issues Paper, including information on how to make a
contribution, can be accessed at this here (22 July 2021).
Clinical trial national approach will benefit patients
and our economy
Medicines Australia welcomes the clinical trial
'one-stop-shop' consultation, recently announced by the
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Clinical trials in Australia are a significant enabler for faster
access for patients and make an important contribution to the
economy but we require a consistent, national approach to remain
competitive (20 July 2021). More...
Queensland
Trucking health services to remote Queensland
Heart of Australia's HEART 4 truck hits the road to
bring life-saving services to remote and rural Queensland (21 July
2021). More...
Development of blood vessel repair therapy
accelerated
UniQuest - The University of Queensland's technology
transfer company - has partnered with global biotechnology company
CSL to accelerate the development of a potential treatment for the
repair of blood vessels damaged by inflammation (19 July 2021). More...
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