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Australian population unlikely to be vaccinated until end of next year
15 April 2021 - Leading public health experts have warned the Australian population is unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccinations until ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2021
Scott Morrison abandons target to have all Australians vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year
11 April 2021 - The Prime Minister has abandoned all targets for the nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines after new medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2021
October vaccine target all but over after AstraZeneca blood clot concerns prompt rollout shakeup
8 April 2021 - Hopes of all Australians having at least their first COVID-19 vaccine by October look all but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2021
Millions of vaccinations are set to be ready by the end of May
15 March 2021 - The federal government is set to quicken the pace of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, looking to have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2021
Dose of reality on vaccination target
12 March 2021 - A 3.1 million dose shortfall in vaccine supplies and a revolt from doctors over inoculation payments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2021
CSL warns AstraZeneca booster shots not available until end of year
2 March 2021 - Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine maker CSL says it is open to making booster shots for AstraZeneca for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2020
Patients in other countries are getting access to breakthrough cancer drugs faster than Aussies
11 November 2020 - Old news and hardly an exclusive. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2020
Implementation of Stage 2 PBS process improvements from 1 January 2021
7 October 2020 - As announced by Government in the 2020-21 Budget, Stage 2 PBS process improvements will commence from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
If a COVID-19 vaccine is found here's how long it will take to get to your GP
25 September 2020 - Australia has shored up access to some leading contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine and while it's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2020
Analysis of PBAC submissions and outcomes for medicines (2010–2018)
11 June 2020 - Sean Lybrand and I reviewed the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee submissions and their related outcomes and timelines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2019
Health Minister Greg Hunt promises to speed up drug subsidy approvals
15 October 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has promised to slash red tape from the process of approving new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2019
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee responds to criticism
15 October 2019 - Chair Andrew Wilson told newsGP suggestions of delayed approvals are nothing new and Australia has one of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2019
PBS drug listings being delayed by bureaucracy, medicines lobby says
15 October 2019 - The head of the powerful medicines lobby says Australians are being forced to wait longer to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2019
Delays a matter of life and death
1 July 2019 - The shocking news that Aussie cancer patients are facing long waits for essential medicines is cause for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2019
Why it takes five years for life saving medicines to get funded
30 June 2019 - Cancer patients are waiting up to five years to access life-saving medicines as spending on the ...