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March 2, 2021

TGA collecting COVID-19 vaccine side effect reports

March 1, 2021

ATAGI COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for frail older people, including those in residential aged care facilities

March 1, 2021

ATAGI COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy

March 1, 2021

Effectiveness of First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Against Hospital Admissions in Scotland

February 25, 2021

The University of Melbourne: Learning as we go during vaccine rollout

February 25, 2021

The Conversation: When vaccinating 26 million Australians, expect a mistake or two. But we can minimise the risk of repeating Queensland’s overdose incident

February 16, 2021

TGA provisionally approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

February 15, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination Intent, Perceptions, and Reasons for Not Vaccinating Among Groups Prioritized for Early Vaccination

February 15, 2021

Patterns of COVID-19 dynamics following deployment of a broad national immunization program

February 14, 2021

COVID vaccine offers two-thirds protection in just one jab

February 11, 2021

Building a stronger Australian Immunisation Register

February 10, 2021

Imperial College London survey suggests confidence in coronavirus vaccines is rising globally

February 10, 2021

ASCIA release COVID-19 vaccination position statement

February 10, 2021

BBC- Covid: New Oxford vaccine ‘ready by the autumn’ to tackle mutations

February 7, 2021

Latest monitoring data confirms safety of COVID-19 vaccines

February 4, 2021

JAMA Pediatrics: Assessment of Maternal and Neonatal Cord Blood SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Placental Transfer Ratio

February 2, 2021

Community pharmacies to participate in COVID-19 vaccination program

February 1, 2021

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates 89.3% Efficacy in UK Phase 3 Trial

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The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) is an educational website, developed with the aim of providing up-to-date immunisation information for both healthcare professionals and members of the public. We are based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), a research organisation, and are affiliated with SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community), the Victorian Vaccine Safety Service.

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