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TGA approval for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
27 October 2021 - The TGA has approved a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2021
TGA approves booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty
27 October 2021 - The TGA has provisionally approved a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, for individuals ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2021
TGA to consider booster doses as health authorities assure the fully vaccinated that they are protected
23 October 2021 - Australia's medical regulator will look at new data from Pfizer on COVID-19 booster doses on Monday, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2021
Delivery of Novavax vaccine may be delayed in Australia due to reported manufacturing issues
21 October 2021 - Australians may not get access to the Novavax vaccine this year with reports of manufacturing problems causing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (21 October 2021)
21 October 2021 - To 17 October 2021, approximately 32.7 million vaccine doses have been given in Australia – 18.3 million ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2021
TGA approves Brukinsa for another use
20 October 2021 - The second approval for zanubrutinib this month. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2021
New medicine for breast cancer approved by the TGA
19 October 2021 - Enhertu has been approved for provisional registration. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2021
Australia secures additional COVID-19 treatments
17 October 2021 - The Australian Government has secured access to two additional COVID-19 treatments to support the National Plan to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2021
TGA provisional approval of Roche COVID-19 treatment, casirivimab with imdevimab (Ronapreve)
18 October 2021 - The TGA has provisionally approved the use of the Roche combination therapy, casirivimab + imdevimab (Ronapreve) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests approved in Australia
13 October 2021 - The TGA has approved COVID-19 self-tests (home use tests) for supply in Australia from 1 November ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (14 October 2021)
14 October 2021 - To 10 October 2021, approximately 31 million vaccine doses have been given in Australia – 18 million ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2021
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be made in Australia
13 October 2021 - The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be manufactured in Australia due to the demand for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2021
Provisional determination granted to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) - proposed for use in children 5-11 years of age
13 October 2021 - On 12 October 2021, the Therapeutic Goods Administration granted a provisional determination to Pfizer in relation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2021
When is the Novavax vaccine coming to Australia? Will it be used for booster shots?
13 October 2021 - Australia's vaccination rate is galloping towards 85 per cent, and more than six in 10 Australians ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2021
BeiGene announces first regulatory approval in Australia for Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) for treatment of patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia
7 October 2021 - Represents Brukinsa’s second recent approval in the Asia-Pacific region, following October 1 approval in Singapore for treatment ...