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New guidance on temporary COVID vaccine exemptions 15 October 2021 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have developed guidance for providers on acute major medical conditions that warrant a temporary medical exemption relevant for COVID-19 vaccines. Read more
COVID-19 vaccines protect us against harm and death from other causes 14 October - The SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that healthcare systems operate with strictly limited resources, workforce constraints, and variable accessibility. Read more
COVID ‘killer’ gets green light 14 October - The Adelaide-based Australian arm of global biotech company MicroSafe has secured a major regulatory approval supporting its flagship COVID-killing disinfectant and sanitiser, The Advertiser reports. Read more
Call to amend Return to Work laws in the face of looming border openings 12 October - The ANMF (SA Branch) is calling on the State Government to amend Return to Work legislation to ensure that nurses, midwives and care workers who contract COVID-19 are deemed to have done so at work rather than have to prove that this was Read more
New Emergency Management Act Direction mandates COVID vaccinations for health care settings 8 October - People working in health care settings will need to have at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose by November 1 in order to continue working. Read more
Antiviral pill offers new hope against COVID 6 October - The Australian Government has ordered 300,000 doses of a new antiviral pill that has shown signs of slashing COVID-19 deaths and hospitalisations by around 50 per cent, SBS reports. Read more
Self-testing kits for COVID available in Australia from November 1 29 September - Australians will be able to self-test for coronavirus at home from November provided a series of hurdles are cleared. Read more
Fears of ‘significant’ COVID deaths for people living with a disability 28 September - Data from the UK in 2020 showed 60 per cent of people who died of coronavirus had a disability, prompting fears of a “significant number of deaths” if Australia opens up too quickly, the ABC reports. Read more
COVID vaccination webinar 23 September - With all the misconceptions and misinformation swirling around in the community about COVID-19 and vaccination, the ANMF recently conducted a webinar breaking down the rapid science behind the development of the vaccines and the many s Read more
ANMF condemns ugly Melbourne protests 21 September - The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has called on Victorian protesters to “stop the violence” and “stop fighting for the right to overwhelm our health system”. Read more
The effectiveness and safety of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine 16 September - The Australian Government has secured 25 million doses of Moderna Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax (elasomeran) also called the mRNA-1273 vaccine following provisional approval by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (T Read more
Student nurses wanted to administer COVID vaccinations and testing 10 September 2021- Paid job opportunities are now available for student nurses within the fields of COVID immunisation and testing surveillance. Read more

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