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Children, teens and COVID vaccines 18 May 2021 | 3 mins This article was written by Dr Christopher Blyth, Professor Peter Richmond and Ushma Wadia and first appeared on The Conversation. Adolescents in North America are beginning to roll up their sleeves for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after it was approved for 12-15-year-olds this month. The Canadian drug and therapeutic regulator Health Canada approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine for children aged 12-15 on May 5, and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its emergency use authorisation to include this age group ...

Christopher Blyth, clinical director at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Craig MacKenzie, optometrist director at Specsavers Newport A SPECIALIST eye treatment centre in the heart of Newport has bucked the trend and saw its patient numbers increase during 2020 – as it continues to take the strain off primary healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Austin Friars Eye Treatment Centre, which provides initial screening and referrals for people with symptoms of wet age-related macular degeneration (Wet AMD), a common sight loss condition, has seen almost a 15 per cent ...

ATAGI have told the Prime Minister to pull back on the AstraZeneca vaccine for under 50s and use Pfizer, but who are they? Posted 3 AprApril 2021 at 12:37pm Australia is now going with the Pfizer vaccine for under-50s based on the recommendation from ATAGI. ( Print text only Cancel On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Secretary Brendan Murphy announced that Australia was diverging from its plan to use the AstraZeneca vaccine for the bulk of the population. In doing so they said that Australians under 50 would no longer receive that vaccine, but the Pfizer one, less t...

Your COVID-19 vaccine safety questions, answered by experts SatSaturday 27 updated MonMonday 1 We put your questions about vaccinations to experts. ( Print text only Cancel It's little wonder some of you have questions. Since August last year, we've been collecting your queries and concerns about the coronavirus and COVID vaccines. With the Pfizer shot rolling out in Australia this week, we've put the questions you asked most to leading experts in infectious diseases and immunisation. From why you need a vaccine if you have a strong immune system to whether genetic vaccines can change your ...