COVID-19 response update for primary care – 19 May 2022

This webinar on 19 May is part of a series to update primary care on the COVID-19 response and the vaccine rollout. The panel will provide key updates and answer participants’ questions.

Audience:
Health sector
Webinar date:
to

Presenters

Professor Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

Dr Lucas de Toca, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health

Live Captions are available for this webinar.

Resources and information

Managing COVID-19 at home with assistance from your general practice
PPE and pulse oximeter order form
Paxlovid – PBS and PBA announcement on Paxlovid (9 April)Paxlovid® (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) PBS listing fact sheet
PBS fact sheet
Oral treatments for COVID-19
Evusheld
COVID-19 Vaccination Training modules
Transporting, storing and handling COVID-19 vaccines
ATAGI clinical guidance
Spikevax (Moderna), Comirnaty 12+ (Pfizer purple cap)
Comirnaty 5-11 years (Pfizer orange cap)
Advice for COVID-19 vaccine providers and administrators
Top 3 questions on influenza
People most at risk of influenza
Daily report – Coronavirus (COVID-19) case numbers and statistics – Cases and deaths by age and sex
Epidemiology report – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemiology reports, Australia, 2020–2022
2 May – GP webinar on winter preparedness
3 May – Pharamcist webinar on winter preparedness
COVID-19 vaccine information in your language
Pulse oximeter fact sheet and order form
28 April webinar – COVID-19 treatments and winter preparedness for people with disability
29 April webinar – preparing for winter and the impact of influenza and COVID-19
2 May special GP webinar  - COVID-19 treatments and Tamiflu
Stop the flu – 2022
Influenza vaccination

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