Australia’s only locally manufactured QIV now TGA approved – August 2, 2016

Australia’s only locally manufactured, quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine (QIV) received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval on July 15, 2016.  Afluria Quad™, Seqirus’ four-strain, inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine, is indicated for people aged 18 years and older.1 The new quadrivalent vaccine will replace the company’s trivalent vaccine (TIV), Fluvax® for the 2017 flu season.  Manufactured by…

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VIC pharmacies now permitted to administer flu shots – July 7, 2016

Victoria has fallen into line with the rest of Australia, permitting community pharmacies to administer flu shots. In May, 2016, the Victorian branches of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, publicly welcomed the Victorian Government’s approval for National Immunisation Program (NIP)-funded flu vaccines to be administered in pharmacy. A…

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Lyndal, 44: Mother-to-three & accountant recovering from breast cancer, PERTH

In 2015, happily married mother-to-three and accountant, Lyndal, 44, Perth, was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Two-and-a-half years prior to her diagnosis, Lyndal discovered a lump in her breast. After undergoing an immediate mammogram and an ultrasound performed at a breast clinic, she was assured there was no cause for alarm. So Lyndal continued…

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Belinda, 40: Forensic scientist, keen cyclist & CIA trial patient recovering from breast cancer, PERTH

The life of happily married forensic scientist and avid cyclist, Belinda, 40, Perth was turned upside down when she received a diagnosis of stage two breast cancer on October 13, 2015. The self-described “stoic, upbeat, positive person” initially noticed a distortion of her left breast in September, 2015 while rehabilitating from a shoulder injury. She…

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