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States take positive steps on COVAX
Tuesday | Jul 20 2021NSW, South Australia and Victoria are joining Queensland in activating community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) sites, but more work is required to optimise the use of the pharmacy network, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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Community must protect pharmacy
Tuesday | Jul 20 2021PATIENTS in COVID-19 outbreak zones are being urged to think twice before stepping into their local community pharmacy, to avoid potentially exposing staff to the pandemic virus.
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Health workers need to be prioritised
Tuesday | Jul 20 2021STATE and Territory Governments need to follow Victoria's lead in setting aside COVID-19 vaccines for frontline workers including pharmacy staff and other health professionals, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia NSW Branch President, Chelsea Felkai, believes.
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Pharmacies ‘the missing link’ – report
Monday | Jul 19 2021DELAYS in activating community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) sites are "baffling" McKell Institute Executive Director, Michael Buckland, believes.
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Political hesitancy a COVAX challenge
Monday | Jul 19 2021POLITICAL hesitancy is behind delays in activating community pharmacies to administer COVID-19 vaccinations (COVAX) Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, NSW Branch President, Chelsea Felkai, believes.
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PPA hits out at Board
Monday | Jul 19 2021PROFESSIONAL Pharmacists Australia (PPA) has criticised the Pharmacy Board of Australia's decision to suspend a Queenland-based pharmacist from practising for more than four years based on an "inaccurate diagnosis" that the pharmacist suffered from an alcohol abuse disorder.
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NSW pharmacies start COVAX rollout
Friday | Jul 16 2021SEVERAL community pharmacies in regional and rural NSW are starting to receive their first allocations of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), with Capital Chemist Braidwood administering initial shots today.
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Pharmacy staff still waiting for COVAX
Friday | Jul 16 2021COMMUNITY pharmacy workers need to be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), to ensure stores can remain open in areas affected by outbreaks, Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW Branch Vice President, Catherine Bronger, believes.
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Monash to investigate aged care role
Friday | Jul 16 2021MONASH University's Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) is set to investigate embedding pharmacists in residential aged care facilities, after securing $2 million through the Medical Research Future Fund.
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Pharmacy called in to rescue Sydney
Thursday | Jul 15 2021COMMUNITY pharmacies in Sydney's COVID-19 hotspots are set to start vaccinating this month, but some pharmacists are concerned that restricting supplies to the AstraZeneca (AZ) shot could limit their capacity to immunise patients.
