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Approval processes to be scrutinised for new drugs and medical technologies
On Thursday 11 and Friday 12 March 2021 the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport will hold two days of public hearings in Sydney as part of the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into approval processes for new drugs and novel medical technologies in Australia.
The Committee will hear evidence from numerous stakeholders including patient advocacy groups, clinician and research bodies, and industry. Witnesses will include rare disease advocates from Rare Voices Australia, and representatives from the Medical Technology Association of Australia. The program for the hearings is available at the Committee’s website.
Read more about Kerala logs 2,475 new Covid-19 cases, 14 more deaths on Business Standard. : Kerala logged 2,475fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday taking the infection count to 10,83,879, even as the toll went upto 4,342 with 14 more fatalities,the state government said.While 4,192 people recovered from the disease today, 35,418
When a new mom in Austin found out that COVID-19 vaccine appointments were open in Killeen, she sent her healthy, 28-year-old husband and her 65-year-old mother to get their injections.
Both were vaccinated, despite only one of them being eligible under the priority groups outlined by Texas state health officials.
âI mostly sent them to get vaccines to protect me and for our newborn babyâs sake since [my husband] tends to see more friends,â said the 37-year-old woman, who requested anonymity for fear of public retribution.
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