TGA head John Skerritt says NSW death toll would be much higher without AstraZeneca vaccine

11 August 2021 - The head of the national medical regulator says NSW would be recording “dozens” of covid deaths a ...

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TGA grants provisional determination to MSD's anti-viral COVID-19 treatment molnupiravir

10 August 2021 - On 9 August 2021 the Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional determination to MSD in relation to ...

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Jason Falinski slams TGA’s slow Moderna Covid vaccine approval

10 August 2021 - The TGA took eight months to approve the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in Australia despite its use in ...

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TGA provisionally approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

9 August 2021 - Today, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, granted provisional approval to Moderna Australia for its COVID-19 vaccine—Spikevax (elasomeran)—making ...

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COVID-19 vaccine: international collaboration

6 August 2021 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration has strong working relationships with a wide range of international agencies and ...

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Additional COVID-19 treatment for Australia

8 August 2021 - The Australian Government has secured an initial shipment of over 7,700 doses of the novel monoclonal ...

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Moderna vaccine set to be available in Australia by September

8 August 2021 - Australians will have a third vaccine option within weeks, with the country’s drug regulator set to ...

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Novavax booster doses to soon join stockpile

6 August 2021 - Novavax will apply for approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in Australia “within weeks” of making a ...

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COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (5 August 2021)

5 August 2021 - Three additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia ...

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ATAGI statement regarding vaccination of adolescents aged 12–15 years

2 August 2021 - Following the recent approval by the TGA for the provisional registration of the Comirnaty (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine ...

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COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (29 July 2021)

29 July 2021 - Over the last week, six additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed ...

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COVID-19 demand leads to Australian shortages of rheumatoid arthritis drug

25 July 2021 - Australia is facing shortages of a rheumatoid arthritis drug that has been used to treat COVID-19 ...

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TGA hopes to approve Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by early August

23 July 2021 - Therapeutic Goods Administration head John Skerritt said the Moderna vaccine looked promising, but he was still ...

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TGA provisional approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include 12-15 year age group

23 July 2021 - The TGA has provisionally approved the use of the Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) in individuals 12 ...

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TGA set to greenlight Pfizer jab for children aged between 12 and 16 year old

23 July 2021 - Australia’s drug regulator is reportedly set to greenlight the Pfizer COVID vaccine for the country’s children, ...

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