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Two teenagers have been diagnosed with meningococcal disease in Sydney sparking fears of a cluster of the life-threatening illness.

There have been two confirmed cases of Meningococcal in Manly last week. The deadly disease doesnt spread easily and requires prolonged close contact.

Published on: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: PUTRAJAYA: Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is suitable to be given to women who are in their 14th to 33rd week of pregnancy, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin  (pic). He told a press conference on the development of the National Covid-19 National Immunisation Program, which was held virtually with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, that the other two vaccines, Sinovac ...

ADHA enhances clinician view of immunisation details in My Health Record Written by Kate McDonald on 17 May 2021. The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has released an enhancement to the immunisation status section of the My Health Record, including showing any due, overdue or upcoming immunisations. This includes COVID-19 vaccination status and National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule details. ADHA says the ability to see overdue or upcoming immunisations will be espe...

17 May 2021 / 15:13 H. Pix for illustration purposes. PUTRAJAYA: Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is suitable to be given to women who are in their 14th to 33rd week of pregnancy, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin. He told a press conference on the development of the National Covid-19 National Immunisation Program, which was held virtually with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, that the other two vaccines, Sinovac and AstraZ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay residents are being urged to protect themselves this flu season and not get complacent after last year’s plummeting flu cases. Northern Queensland Primary Health Network chief executive Robin Whyte said with the COVID-19 jab also available, it was important for people to speak to their vaccination provider to manage the timing of both vaccines. “During much of the flu season last year, we were all protecting ourselves against COVID-19 by staying home...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – When Rosa Dos Anjos was admitted to a COVID-19 intensive care unit in the Amazonian capital of Manaus for 15 days in January, she thought her fortunes could not possibly get any worse. The 50 year old had already lost her father to the virus during a deadly first wave of the pandemic last year – and Dos Anjos was fighting for her life as oxygen supplies ran out and the healthcare system collapsed all around her. While she narrowly survived, her family’s struggle i...

TGA confirms five new cases of blood clots linked to AstraZeneca jab 07/05/2021|3min The Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed five new cases of blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine – and is investigating an additional three possible cases. Head of the TGA Professor John Skerritt detailed the cases, revealing they occurred in a 74-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman in Victoria, a 64-year-old woman in Western Australia, a 70-year-old man in Tasmania and a 66-year-old man i...

Date Time Guild congratulates Gutwein Govt following election Patients of community pharmacies across Tasmania will benefit from the re-elected Government’s promises to enable pharmacists to provide more services for the communities they serve. The Tasmanian Branch President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Helen O’Byrne, congratulated the Gutwein Government on its election victory at the weekend. “The re-election of Premier Peter Gutwein and his Government marks a milestone for commun...

Australian parents continue to show their confidence in vaccinations, with record rates of childhood immunisations in the first quarter of 2021. For the...