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Advertisement Pharmacies across NSW are working with the state government to determine which locations will be the first to start using chemists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine, with more than 1200 earmarked by the federal government as suitable for the job. Some of the state’s rural and remote pharmacies could be the first to start administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, says David Heffernan, the NSW branch president of the Pharmacy Guild. In February, thousands of pharmacies applied to be part of the vaccine rollout. More than 3900 community pharmacies across the country were deemed sui...
Date Time Rural Maternal Care in Australia and Establishment of Rural Generalist Training Scheme Thank you Deputy Prime Minister for your introductory remarks and your unwavering support for growing regional Australia. I would also like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where we meet, the Ngunnawal People, and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. It’s a pleasure to be with you today – thank you to the Rural Doctors Association of Australia and RANZCOG for inviting me to speak. In particular, to RDAA’s Dr John Hall and RANZCOG’s Dr Vijay Roach for your ...
Doctors say COVID vaccine should be tested on pregnant women Save Normal text size Advertisement A demand by Australian womenâs health experts that pregnant and breastfeeding women be included in clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines was ignored, and doctors say leaving them out is discriminatory. Representatives of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Breastfeeding Association of Australia, and midwifery expert associate professor Karleen Gribble said pregnant women should have been allowed to volunteer for vaccine trials and the fact t...
COVID restrictions see more WA mothers turn to home births in 2020 We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Just as the coronavirus pandemic forced cultural hygiene shifts in society, it has also changed how some West Australian mothers choose to give birth. WA Health statistics reveal the number of women giving birth at home in WA jumped by 62.6 per cent to 304 in 2020. While most still gave birth at hospital – 6965 in private hospitals, 23,773 in public hospitals – those numbers were down from previous years. Bi...