Presenters
- Professor Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Aged Care
- Carita Davis, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Response, Department of Health and Aged Care
- Roland Balodis, Director Telehealth, Medical Benefits Division, Department of Health and Aged Care
Live Captions are available for this webinar.
Resources
National Cabinet meeting 31 August 2022
ATAGI update from meeting on 31 August 2022
TGA provisionally approves Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in adults
Novavax vaccine for adolescents aged 12-17 years
ATAGI recommendations on COVID-19 vaccine use in children aged 6 months to <5 years
New COVID-19 safe behaviours campaign
ATAGI recommendations on MPX vaccine priority groups
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia’s resource Don’t Rush to Crush
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
Managing COVID-19 at home with assistance from your general practice
COVID-19 vaccines – information in other languages
Videos:
- wearing a mask
- encouraging people to practice behaviours to protect themselves and others from COVID-19
- the COVID-19 oral treatments
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