Australia plans to stop AstraZeneca vaccine production — but how will it affect our neighbours?
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia plans to stop AstraZeneca vaccine production — but how will it affect our neighbours?

ABC  

The federal opposition and aid groups are urging the government to extend its contract with biotech giant CSL to manufacture more AstraZeneca vaccines in Melbourne, saying Australia should ramp up production next year to help vanquish the COVID-19 pandemic. Key points: Around 12.5 million AstraZeneca doses have been administered to Australians, while more than 3.5 million doses have been sent to countries in the Pacific and South-East Asia The government has promised to sent a total of 40 million doses to other countries Reverend Tim Costello says the government should produce more vaccines and sell 50-100 million doses to South-East Asian countries at cost Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt confirmed this morning the government would not renew its contract with CSL beyond the 51 million doses the company had already promised to deliver. Spokesman for the End COVID For All campaign, Reverend Tim Costello, said the government should "invest in production domestic capability to produce 50-100 million vaccines to sell at cost to South-East Asia". It's also committed $100 million to an initiative from the "Quad" countries — the United States, Japan, India and Australia — to roll out around 1.2 billion vaccine doses in the Indo-Pacific. Papua New Guinea Health Minister Jelta Wong said his country had not been "officially informed" about the government's plans for the CSL contract, but said he was confident Australia would "continue to provide vaccines to PNG, whether manufactured in Australia or purchased internationally".

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AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine citing a decline in demand
7 months, 2 weeks ago

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine citing a decline in demand

ABC  

In short: Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has started a global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which has not been available in Australia since March 2023. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has started a global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which has not been available in Australia since March 2023. AstraZeneca has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to …

Vaccine Alliance Expects to Ship 1.4 billion Doses to Low Income Countries
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine Alliance Expects to Ship 1.4 billion Doses to Low Income Countries

News 18  

The U.N.-backed program to get vaccines to the neediest people in the world has again scaled back its target to ship doses this year, projecting about 1.4 billion doses will available through by the end of the year. Still, Gavi says COVAX deliveries are ramping up significantly and another 1.1 billion doses are expected to become available beyond the 330 …

Britain sends Australia 4 million Pfizer doses in swap deal
3 years, 3 months ago

Britain sends Australia 4 million Pfizer doses in swap deal

India TV News  

Britain is rushing 4 million Pfizer doses to Australia, where authorities are scrambling to bolster supplies of that COVID-19 vaccine and protect the population against a rapidly spreading outbreak of the delta variant. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the British shots would leave Britain on Saturday and double Australia’s Pfizer supplies in September. Australia initially bought only 10 million Pfizer …

COVID vaccine booster shots 'will happen' in Australia, with experts weighing up Delta risk and breakthrough infections
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID vaccine booster shots 'will happen' in Australia, with experts weighing up Delta risk and breakthrough infections

ABC  

Vaccine experts say the use of COVID booster shots "will happen" in Australia as evidence from overseas shows a reduction in protection levels to new variants such as Delta. Key points: Experts say the "million dollar question" on boosters is when to roll them out, and if different vaccine combinations should be used The US has approved boosters, but the …

What is being done to distribute COVID-19 vaccines globally?
3 years, 4 months ago

What is being done to distribute COVID-19 vaccines globally?

Associated Press  

LONDON — What is being done to distribute COVID-19 vaccines globally? Several groups are working to get shots to poor countries, but they’re falling far short of what’s needed to curb outbreaks around the world. Without enough purchased vaccines, COVAX is now relying on donated shots from wealthy countries, but most of the pledged doses won’t be delivered this year. …

Australia to receive 1 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses from Poland, young people in Sydney to be prioritised
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia to receive 1 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses from Poland, young people in Sydney to be prioritised

ABC  

Australia will receive an extra 1 million Pfizer vaccine doses from Poland, with young people in COVID-affected parts of Sydney to be given priority. Key points: Mr Morrison says the new doses of Pfizer will start arriving in Australia tonight Mr Morrison says the new doses of Pfizer will start arriving in Australia tonight 530,000 of the doses will go …

Surge in COVID jabs for young people in NSW and Victoria as vaccines become more available
3 years, 4 months ago

Surge in COVID jabs for young people in NSW and Victoria as vaccines become more available

ABC  

Young Australians in locked-down cities are rolling up their sleeves in massive numbers to protect themselves with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Unvaccinated younger workers who cannot work from home are continuing to circulate the virus in Sydney, and the NSW government is hoping higher vaccination rates will put downward pressure on the infection curve, as well as reduce the number of …

U.S. ships over 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad; India does not take any due to liability issues
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. ships over 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad; India does not take any due to liability issues

The Hindu  

The U.S. has shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to middle and low income countries, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday. An Indian official involved in the vaccine negotiations told The Hindu that while U.S. donated vaccines could be accepted with an implicit indemnity cover from the government, several “challenges remain” in terms of resolving the …

Australia's sluggish vaccination figures aren't all because of poor supply. Here's what's going wrong
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia's sluggish vaccination figures aren't all because of poor supply. Here's what's going wrong

ABC  

More than 150 days into Australia's vaccination rollout, no age group is yet to reach a first dose vaccination rate of 80 per cent. The current uptake is likely to be far behind the vaccination target for Australia that is due to be set by National Cabinet — using modelling from the Doherty Institute — in coming weeks as part …

Hundreds of unused AstraZeneca doses in NT could be used in Timor-Leste, WHO doctor says
3 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of unused AstraZeneca doses in NT could be used in Timor-Leste, WHO doctor says

ABC  

Hundreds of unused AstraZeneca doses provided to the Northern Territory's Aboriginal health services are due to expire soon after Pfizer became the preferred vaccine for the remote rollout. Key points: Hundreds of AstraZeneca vaccines in the NT need to be redistributed A WHO expert says Australia's AstraZeneca supplies are critical to the rollout in Timor-Leste Australia has committed to giving …

Thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines may be thrown away
3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines may be thrown away

Dutch News  

Tens of thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, currently in storage at family doctors’ surgeries, are likely to end up being thrown away after all, the Volkskrant reported on Wednesday. ‘The law states that medicines which have been delivered to doctors for their patients cannot be traded in, even if they are free and for a good cause,’ a …

Thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines may be thrown away
3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines may be thrown away

Dutch News  

Tens of thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, currently in storage at family doctors’ surgeries, are likely to end up being thrown away after all, the Volkskrant reported on Wednesday. ‘The law states that medicines which have been delivered to doctors for their patients cannot be traded in, even if they are free and for a good cause,’ a …

Africa’s vaccine crisis: It’s not all about corruption
3 years, 5 months ago

Africa’s vaccine crisis: It’s not all about corruption

Al Jazeera  

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll across the world, with many countries reporting higher than ever numbers of infections and hospitalisations. As of July 2021, only 25.3 percent of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and of the 3.4 billion doses that have been administered worldwide, only one …

Vaccine deliveries rising as delta virus variant slams Asia
3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccine deliveries rising as delta virus variant slams Asia

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — As many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that inoculation rates can increase and help blunt the effect of the rapidly spreading delta variant. “It seems now to be, and not just in Indonesia, a race between …

Australian vaccine ad showing Covid patient gasping for air sparks backlash as country battles Delta variant
3 years, 5 months ago

Australian vaccine ad showing Covid patient gasping for air sparks backlash as country battles Delta variant

CNN  

CNN — A dramatic government health “Covid can affect anyone. The ad, which began airing Sunday night in Sydney, “is quite graphic, and it’s meant to be graphic,” Australia’s chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, said during a news conference Sunday. The new government ad is part of a broader Covid-19 health campaign highlighting the seriousness of the latest outbreak, however, …

Australia's COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine supply to arrive a month earlier than scheduled, from September to August
3 years, 5 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine supply to arrive a month earlier than scheduled, from September to August

ABC  

Australia's supply of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines has been brought forward, with 4.5 million doses anticipated to arrive in September now expected to be available in August. Key points: The Prime Minister hopes the news means every Australian will be offered a vaccine by the end of 2021 The earlier arrival could help lift the number of people inoculated against …

WHO chief calls for vaccinating atleast 10% of population of each country by Sept to control Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

WHO chief calls for vaccinating atleast 10% of population of each country by Sept to control Covid

India Today  

Voicing concern over many countries failing to vaccinate their people, WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday called for vaccinating at least 10 per cent of the population of every country by September as he emphasised that vaccination is the best way to control the pandemic and reboot the global economy. Asserting that when some countries cannot vaccinate, it's …

AstraZenenca can now be requested by anyone under 40 in major change to vaccine program
3 years, 5 months ago

AstraZenenca can now be requested by anyone under 40 in major change to vaccine program

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed a massive change to Australia's coronavirus vaccination program, announcing anyone under the age of 40 can now approach their GP and request the AstraZeneca vaccine. Key points: People aged over 60 will be given priority for the AstraZeneca vaccine People aged over 60 will be given priority for the AstraZeneca vaccine It's the first …

Urgently Trying to Work with AstraZeneca, SII, Indian Govt to Restart Covid-19 Vaccine Shipments: WHO Official
3 years, 6 months ago

Urgently Trying to Work with AstraZeneca, SII, Indian Govt to Restart Covid-19 Vaccine Shipments: WHO Official

News 18  

The WHO is urgently trying to work with AstraZeneca, Serum Institute of India as well as the Indian government to restart shipments of COVID-19 vaccines to countries that had to suspend the rollout of second doses of vaccines amid the disruption in supplies, a senior official at the UN health agency has said. “We have a huge number of countries …

Australia to send 50,000 more doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Fiji
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia to send 50,000 more doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Fiji

ABC  

Australia is sending another 50,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Fiji and an Australian Medical Assistance Team to help the island nation as it struggles to bring its recent coronavirus outbreak under control. Key points: Australia has already sent 200,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Fiji The government has pledged to provide a total of 1 million doses to the Pacific Island nation Australia …

U.S. vaccine ‘gift’ to India may not be substantial
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. vaccine ‘gift’ to India may not be substantial

The Hindu  

The government on Friday welcomed the U.S. decision to lift restrictions under its Defence Production Act on the export of vaccine ingredients to AstraZeneca vaccine manufacturers worldwide, which would help the Serum Institute of India produce more doses. “Indian diplomacy is focussed on securing the vaccine supply chain,” said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who had raised the issue of …

Victorian lockdown results in national 'urgency' for people wanting the COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 6 months ago

Victorian lockdown results in national 'urgency' for people wanting the COVID-19 vaccine

ABC  

The recent COVID-19 outbreak — and subsequent lockdown — in Victoria may have inspired Australians across the country to go and get vaccinated, data shows. Key points: Daily vaccination rates in most states have increased since the lockdown, data shows One GP clinic has reported an increase in demand for the vaccine of up to 30 per cent An epidemiologist …

Nepal, Bangladesh scramble to secure COVID-19 shots as India curbs exports
3 years, 7 months ago

Nepal, Bangladesh scramble to secure COVID-19 shots as India curbs exports

Live Mint  

Nepal and Bangladesh are making frantic diplomatic efforts to secure COVID-19 vaccines to prop up their faltering inoculation drives as their stocks run out and supply prospects have become clouded by a prolonged Indian curb on vaccine exports. Reuters reported on Tuesday that India was unlikely to resume major exports of COVID-19 vaccines until October at the earliest as it …

Nurse gives out just ONE Covid vaccine in eight hours at hub in Victoria
3 years, 7 months ago

Nurse gives out just ONE Covid vaccine in eight hours at hub in Victoria

Daily Mail  

A nurse at one of Australia's mass vaccination hubs has vented her frustration about the empty facility after administering the jab to just one person over her eight-hour shift. Victorian Governor Linda Dessau arrives to receive her COVID-19 vaccination at the mass vaccination hub at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne People attend the mass vaccination hub at the Royal …

India's halt to vaccine exports ‘very problematic’ for Africa
3 years, 7 months ago

India's halt to vaccine exports ‘very problematic’ for Africa

The Hindu  

An extended halt to exports of COVID-19 vaccines from India, where authorities are battling a wave of domestic infections, risks derailing vaccination efforts already underway in Africa, one of the continent's top health officials said on Tuesday. India stopped vaccine exports a month ago and, according to a Reuters report earlier on Tuesday, is now unlikely to resume major exports …

Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses

India Today  

US President Joe Biden said Monday that the US will share an additional 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks as domestic demand for shots drops and global disparities in distribution have grown more evident. It is the strong thing to do.— President Biden May 17, 2021 The announcement comes on top of …

Brazil to receive ingredients from China for more COVID vaccines
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazil to receive ingredients from China for more COVID vaccines

Al Jazeera  

Officials say the South American nation will receive enough to produce as many as 25 million AstraZeneca and Sinovac jabs. Brazil has announced it will receive enough coronavirus vaccine ingredients from China to produce as many as 25 million doses of the AstraZeneca and Sinovac jabs, as the South American nation continues to struggle to vaccinate its population. Rodrigo Cruz, …

Indian coronavirus outbreak shows Australia is on the wrong side of the global fight over vaccine access
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian coronavirus outbreak shows Australia is on the wrong side of the global fight over vaccine access

ABC  

"India is literally gasping for oxygen," Health Minister Greg Hunt said, before announcing that the Morrison government would quickly send donations of ventilators, masks, goggles and gloves to the country. What India, Papua New Guinea and many other countries in the developing world need urgently is the ability to make more of their own vaccines, treatments and testing kits. No-one …

India likely to get major chunk of U.S. vaccine exports
3 years, 7 months ago

India likely to get major chunk of U.S. vaccine exports

The Hindu  

India expects to secure the biggest chunk of the 60 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that the United States will share globally, two Indian government sources told Reuters, as New Delhi battles a devastating surge in infections. “The wheels of diplomacy and appeals from WHO and top public health experts changed their thinking and now we have the U.S. ready …

US to Supply Up to 60 Million AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Globally
3 years, 7 months ago

US to Supply Up to 60 Million AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Globally

The Quint  

Approximately 10 million doses "could be released if and when FDA gets gives us concurrence, which could happen in the coming weeks", a senior Biden administration official told reporters at a briefing, IANS reported. The Pentagon is also working on delivering essential medical supplies, including oxygen-related equipment, rapid testing kits, and personal protective gear, to India in the next few …

US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check
3 years, 7 months ago

US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. “Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the U.S. already has and that have been …

Covid Netherlands: Most of 11m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to go unused as use restricted
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid Netherlands: Most of 11m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to go unused as use restricted

Daily Mail  

Most of the 11 million AstraZeneca vaccines due to reach the Netherlands in the coming weeks will go unused, a top health official has revealed. Jaap van Deldon, who heads the vaccination department at Holland's public health institute, admitted that millions of the ordered Covid-19 doses will not be needed after the government restricted its use on under-60s due to …

US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world
3 years, 7 months ago

US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world

India Today  

The US will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the Covid-19 vaccine clears federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. Full list here “Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the US already has …

U.S. to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check

LA Times  

The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. “Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the U.S. already has and that have been authorized by …

How does Australia's vaccination efforts compare with other Asia-Pacific countries?
3 years, 8 months ago

How does Australia's vaccination efforts compare with other Asia-Pacific countries?

ABC  

While Australia has fallen significantly short on its deadline to vaccinate 4 million people by the end of March, millions of people have already been vaccinated in other Asia-Pacific countries, including China, Indonesia and India. Professor Toole said Australia's health authorities should be looking at other vaccine options like Russia's Sputnik V. Well, comparing the vaccine rollouts in different countries …

Indian vaccine maker asks US to ease export curbs
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian vaccine maker asks US to ease export curbs

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The chief executive of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest maker of vaccines and a critical supplier of the U.N.-backed COVAX facility, asked President Joe Biden on Twitter to lift the U.S. embargo on exporting raw materials needed to make the jabs. Stéphane Bancel, chief executive officer for Moderna, said Tuesday in an online event that …

The AstraZeneca jab and the price of fragmented decision-making
3 years, 8 months ago

The AstraZeneca jab and the price of fragmented decision-making

Al Jazeera  

Elena Hugony was sure about one thing as she entered a COVID-19 vaccination centre in the Italian city of Palermo last week: she was not going to allow to be injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Such fragmented decision-making, experts warn, may harm efforts to build public trust, as well as carry unintended implications for countries that lack access to other …

Australians over 50 will be 'mass vaccinated' with AstraZeneca
3 years, 8 months ago

Australians over 50 will be 'mass vaccinated' with AstraZeneca

Daily Mail  

Australians over 50 will be 'mass vaccinated' with the AstraZeneca jab at special hubs this winter - but everyone else has a much longer wait. Scott Morrison is planning to set up mass vaccination hubs in Australia In a desperate attempt to get the stalled program back on track, he plans to create huge hubs to ramp up vaccinations. Mr …

PNG facing AstraZeneca vaccine hesitancy as some locals refuse to take jab amid rollout
3 years, 8 months ago

PNG facing AstraZeneca vaccine hesitancy as some locals refuse to take jab amid rollout

ABC  

Australia's decision to limit the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in people under 50 has created vaccine hesitancy in Papua New Guinea, where the government is continuing with its rollout of the jab. Key points: As many as 8442 people have been infected with COVID-19 in the country and 69 people have died Many in PNG want more evidence the …

20 million extra Pfizer vaccines may protect you from lethal mutant Covid strains
3 years, 8 months ago

20 million extra Pfizer vaccines may protect you from lethal mutant Covid strains

Daily Mail  

The 20 million extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine ordered by the federal government due to concerns over the AstraZeneca jab may protect against mutant strains of Covid-19. The government ordered 20million more doses of Pfizer last week after scientists recommended under 50s do not take the AstraZeneca vaccine due to a minuscule risk of blood clots. Registered Nurse Rebecca …

Australia reveals new Covid-19 vaccine timeline
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia reveals new Covid-19 vaccine timeline

Daily Mail  

The Federal Government's heavily-criticised Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been thrown into further chaos amid confusion over a revised timeline to have every Australian inoculated. Trade Minister Dan Tehan said on Sunday the aim was to have every willing Australian receive their first dose by the end of the year after blood clot fears over the AstraZeneca jab forced a rethink …

Australia will send thousands of coronavirus vaccine doses to Pacific Islands
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia will send thousands of coronavirus vaccine doses to Pacific Islands

Daily Mail  

Australia will soon begin sharing its vaccine stockpile with nations in the Pacific, despite the derailment of its own inoculation plan at a time when hotel quarantine systems are reporting an influx of Covid patients. Supply will scale up as required, Health Minister Greg Hunt, Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja said …

Aboriginal health leaders confident Pfizer coronavirus vaccine can finish AstraZeneca's job
3 years, 8 months ago

Aboriginal health leaders confident Pfizer coronavirus vaccine can finish AstraZeneca's job

ABC  

Health officials are confident they can overcome the enormous challenge of delivering the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine — which needs to be stored at below-Arctic temperatures — to some of the hottest and most remote parts of Australia. Key points: Remote Indigenous Australians under 50 are now recommended to have the Pfizer shot But getting that vaccine to remote areas will …

After AstraZeneca concerns, how can Australia reclaim public confidence in the vaccine rollout?
3 years, 8 months ago

After AstraZeneca concerns, how can Australia reclaim public confidence in the vaccine rollout?

ABC  

Health authorities concede the decision to offer people under 50 an alternative vaccine to the AstraZeneca shot will impact confidence in the vaccine rollout. Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said health authorities had been as forthcoming as possible about decisions to change which vaccine people would get. Leading vaccine communication expert Professor Julie Leask, from the University of Sydney, …

WHO chief laments 'shocking imbalance' in Covid-19 shot distribution
3 years, 8 months ago

WHO chief laments 'shocking imbalance' in Covid-19 shot distribution

Hindustan Times  

There is a "shocking imbalance" in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide and most countries do not have anywhere near enough shots to cover health workers and others at high-risk, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. The COVAX facility has delivered nearly 38.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to 102 countries across six continents, six weeks after it …

Scott Morrison secures 20million more doses of Pfizer vaccine
3 years, 8 months ago

Scott Morrison secures 20million more doses of Pfizer vaccine

Daily Mail  

Australia has ordered 20million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine after the AstraZeneca vaccine was linked to potentially deadly blood clots. In March more than a dozen countries suspended the AstraZeneca jab after a handful of European patients suffered brain blockages that can cause strokes Australia has advised citizens aged under 50 against receiving AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine The government received …

AstraZeneca woes grow as Australia, Philippines, African Union curb Covid-19 shots
3 years, 8 months ago

AstraZeneca woes grow as Australia, Philippines, African Union curb Covid-19 shots

India Today  

Australia and the Philippines limited use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday, while the African Union dropped plans to buy the shot amid global shortages, dealing further blows to the company's hopes to deliver a vaccine for the world. The Philippines suspended the use of AstraZeneca shots for people under age 60 after Europe's regulator said on Wednesday it found …

Australia secures additional Pfizer vaccine following AstraZeneca concerns
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia secures additional Pfizer vaccine following AstraZeneca concerns

ABC  

Australia has secured another 20 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as the federal government overhauls its COVID-19 vaccination plans. Key points: Australia has doubled its Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines following concerns about the AstraZeneca jab It comes after health authorities decided Pfizer was the preferred vaccine over AstraZeneca for people younger than 50 The plan all but dashes the …

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine hot property after AstraZeneca blood clotting decision. But can Australia access them quickly?
3 years, 8 months ago

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine hot property after AstraZeneca blood clotting decision. But can Australia access them quickly?

ABC  

It's arguably the most important little vial in the world right now. More than a million Pfizer vaccines have so far been imported into Australia, with the government getting a "consistent" supply of about 130,000 doses a week. But according to former Health Department secretary Jane Halton, the maths shows that last night's decision is "not a fundamental roadblock" to …

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