COVID-19 response update for primary care – 8 December 2022

How to watch the webinar

You do not need to RSVP for the webinar, and there is no limit to the number of participants.

To participate in a live webinar, follow these steps:

• Click on the Webinar link. This will take you to the webinar page.
• To start a live webinar, click on the ‘launch’ button (no log in is required). For upcoming webinars, this button will only appear 15 minutes prior to the event start time, and once launched will only display a holding image in the video player.
• After you click on the ‘launch’ button, you will see a video player - this is where you will watch the webinar. For upcoming webinars there will also be a chat window which you can use to submit your questions.
• You can test whether you can watch the live webinar from your device before the event. If the video pauses, please refresh your web browser by pressing F5 on your keyboard.

To watch a webinar that has finished airing, follow these steps:

• Click on the Webinar link. This will take you to the webinar page.
• click on the play icon on the webinar screen.

Please note:

1. 15 minutes prior to the event start time, you will only see a holding image in the video player.
2. Before the event, please test whether you can watch the live webinar from your computer, laptop or tablet.
3. If the video pauses, refresh your web browser by pressing F5 on your keyboard.

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Resources:

COVID-19 antivirals prevent severe illness and death – ACMO statement

Updated eligibility for COVID-19 oral treatment

ATAGI recommended COVID-19 doses and vaccines 

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) statements  

COVID-19 campaign advertisement

COVID-19 Vaccines in Australia – A3 poster

ATAGI recommendations on use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 4 years

ATAGI recommendations on use of the Pfizer bivalent (Original/Omicron BA.1) COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccination - Easy Vaccine Access call back service brochure (other languages)

Moderna information:

• After your COVID-19 vaccination
• Spikevax (Moderna)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) case numbers and statistics | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

COVID-19 Oral treatments fact sheet

Updated ATAGI clinical Guidance

PBS Website - www.pbs.gov.au

ATAGI recommendations on MPX vaccine priority groups

Fact sheet - Paxlovid® (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) PBS listing (July 2022)
Fact sheet - Lagevrio® (molnupiravir) PBS listing (July 2022)
Fact sheet - Changes to PBS eligibility for COVID-19 treatments - Information for prescribers and pharmacists

Videos:

• wearing a mask
• encouraging people to practice behaviours to protect themselves and others from COVID-19
• the COVID-19 oral treatments