PHN Webinar: Primary Care Management of Myocarditis and Pericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

The PHN will be hosting a webinar for GPs on Tuesday 28 September featuring a panel of expert speakers including MVEC’s  A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Dr. Scott Parsons GP Clinical Editor, HealthPathways Melbourne and Dr. Bryn Jones Deputy Director of Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital. The topic for the webinar is Primary Care Management of Myocarditis and Pericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines và sẽ bao gồm:

  • Identification and assessment of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
  • Understanding management and referral guidelines

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PHN webinar: Primary Care Management of Myocarditis and Pericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines


New resource: The MVEC Conversation: myocarditis/pericarditis following mRNA vaccines​

Tiếp theo từ sự kiện ảo nhỏ CVU của chúng tôi: Các vấn đề về tim: viêm cơ tim và viêm màng ngoài tim liên quan đến việc tiêm vắc-xin COVID-19 mRNA, Trung tâm Giáo dục về Vắc xin Melbourne vui mừng thông báo về nguồn thông tin mới nhất của chúng tôi Đối thoại MVEC: viêm cơ tim/viêm màng ngoài tim sau khi tiêm vắc-xin mRNA​. 

Vodcast này xem xét sâu hơn về sự kiện bất lợi được quan tâm đặc biệt (AESI) này và có sự góp mặt của khách mời đặc biệt Tiến sĩ Tom Shimabukuro, phó giám đốc Văn phòng An toàn Tiêm chủng tại Trung tâm Kiểm soát và Phòng ngừa Dịch bệnh (CDC) ở Atlanta, Georgia, ở trò chuyện với Tiến sĩ Daryl Cheng và Phó Giáo sư Nigel Crawford.

To find out more about this resource, please visit our MVEC Events page.


ABC News: Israel is struggling with COVID-19, despite high vaccination rates. What lessons can Australia learn?

Due to an early and rapid vaccine roll-out, Israel was leading the way for COVID-19 immunisation, with nearly 80 per cent of its citizens aged 12 and over fully inoculated by June. However, cases numbers and rates of hospitalisations began to rapidly rise again by late June with Israel recording its highest single-day spike with 16,011 new infections on September 1.

As Australia works its way towards reopening, this article discusses the important lessons we can learn from Israel's vaccination program. Professor Lewin, Director of The Doherty Institute commented "What we've learned from [Israel], and what's consistent with the modelling is that even at 80 per cent, you need to have some public health measures in place to contain the transmission,"

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ABC News: Israel is struggling with COVID-19, despite high vaccination rates. What lessons can Australia learn?


Commonwealth-funded places available for Nurse Immuniser course

There are limited places available for Registered Nurses (RNs) with one year of clinical experience to complete the Commonwealth-funded Nurse Immuniser short course free of charge (conditions apply).

The immunisation (Nurse immuniser) short course is based on the  National Immunisation Education Framework for Health Professionals (2017) and has been accredited by the National body for health education Health Education Services Australia (HESA).

To find out more information on this course, please click on the links below. Please note some allocations have been exhausted.
The University of Melbourne: The immunisation (Nurse immuniser) short course
Benchmarque Group Immunisation Endorsement Pathway


ABC News: Another 1 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines doses coming to Australia after EU deal

1 million doses of the Moderna vaccine which have been secured from European nations are to be sent directly to community pharmacies across the country this week. The announcement is in line with advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).

On announcing the latest deal, the government has confirmed that there was now enough vaccine for everyone still waiting for a jab to be offered one in October. In addition to this, from the week of September 20, approximately 1,800 community pharmacies across the country will receive Moderna doses, with an additional 1,800 to receive Moderna doses after that.

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ABC News: Another 1 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines doses coming to Australia after EU deal


The Age: ‘Jabba the Bus’ to take regional vaccination drive onto the road

Jabba the bus brings about exciting news for COVID-19 vaccination in regional Victoria. The mobile vaccine hub will deliver essential AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines to isolated residents of regional Victoria. The focus will be on the City of Greater Shepparton as well as Moira, Benalla, Strathbogie, Mitchell, Mansfield Murrindindi and Campaspe.

A high sense of urgency perpetuated the need for the mobile vaccination hub following a large COVID-19 outbreak in Shepparton which forced more than 20 000 people into isolation, including more than 500 staff from Goulburn Valley Health. Goulburn Valley Health Chief executive Matt Sharp indicated that currently, only 45 per cent of people had received even their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while an increasingly more alarming rate of just 26 per cent received their second dose.

The mobile vaccination station, which is the first service of its’ kind in the state represents a promising opportunity to increase vaccine uptake amongst groups of people who otherwise may not have access to the vaccine and includes easy accessibility for people with disabilities.

Full article:
The Age: The Age: ‘Jabba the Bus’ to take regional vaccination drive onto the road

 


New immunisation reference page: Neutropenia: Vaccine recommendations for children with chronic neutropenia

Children with neutropenia are at increased risk of bacterial and fungal infections and therefore preventing infections in this group is a priority in order to protect these children against vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). However, this patient group is not addressed in The Australian Immunisation Handbook.

Our new reference page, Neutropenia: vaccine recommendations for children with chronic neutropenia discusses the recommendations for this group based on international guidelines and local consensus.

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MVEC: New immunisation reference page: Neutropenia: Vaccine recommendations for children with chronic neutropenia


TGA Provisional Approval of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to include 12-17 years age group

On September 4 2021, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional approval to Moderna Australia Pty Ltd for its COVID-19 vaccine—Spikevax (elasomeran) to include the 12-17 years age group. This decision follows the provisional approval granted by the TGA to Spikevax on 9 August 2021 for use in individuals aged 18 years and older.

To find out more information, please refer to our dedicated MVEC Moderna COVID-19 vaccination page in the link below:

MVEC Moderna COVID-19 vaccination page


New immunisation reference page: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Immune thrombocytopenia, also previously known as idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP), is an uncommon autoimmune condition in which the body’s own immune system attacks platelets (the cells found in the blood which normally help the blood to clot).

Our new reference page discusses the background of ITP, including presentation of the condition and the association between ITP and MMR vaccines. Our page also answers questions around ITP and COVID-19 vaccines, including whether or not COVID-19 vaccines should be administered to people with a history of ITP.

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MVEC: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)


Hiện đã có bản ghi CVU mini ngày 30 tháng 8

Cảm ơn tất cả những người đã tham dự sự kiện miniseries CVU gần đây của chúng tôi Các vấn đề về tim: Viêm cơ tim và viêm màng ngoài tim liên quan đến việc tiêm vắc-xin COVID-19 mRNA on 30th August 2021.

This interactive webinar took an in-depth look at an important vaccine safety signal associated with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna).

Bản ghi sự kiện này hiện có sẵn trên cổng thông tin giáo dục của chúng tôi.

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CVU mini - 30th August 2021