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Pfizer acquires University of Queensland’s Brisbane startup ResApp for $179m

$179m payday for Aussie uni start-up

An Australian university start-up that uses an smartphone to test for Covid-19 has been snapped up by a pharmaceutical giant.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 07, 2022, the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is prepared for administration ahead of a free distribution of over the counter rapid Covid-19 test kits to people receiving their vaccines or boosters at Union Station in Los Angeles. - US health officials on August 31, 2022, authorized updated Covid-19 vaccinations by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that specifically target the latest strains of the Omicron variant, with the goal of jump-starting a new booster campaign. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)

New Covid jab ruling for babies

A new Covid vaccine ruling has been made that affects Australian babies. Take a look at what the decision means for your children.

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Pfizer approved for babies in Australia

Pfizer’s Covid vaccine has been approved for children in Australia aged between six months and five years old.

(FILES) This file photo taken on January 13, 2021 shows vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Emile Muller hospital's pharmacy in Mulhouse, eastern France. - The EU's drug regulator aims to approve this autumn a Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine adapted for two fast-spreading sub-variants of the Omicron strain, a spokesman for the watchdog said on August 10, 2022. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

New Omicron drugs: How it affects Aussie expats

There are major changes coming on how the US fights against the latest strains of the Omicron variant that make up almost all Covid infections.

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How to face anti-vaxxers who won’t vaccinate their kids

How to face anti-vaxxers who won’t vaccinate their kids

As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout for kids aged 5 to 11 continues, parents may face tricky dilemmas at home and school. An expert looks at some of the biggest issues.

(FILES) This file handout photo provided on November 16, 2021, courtesy of Pfizer, shows the making of its experimental Covid-19 antiviral pills, Paxlovid, at a laboratory in Freiburg, Germany. - Canada's health authority said January 17, 2022, it has approved Paxlovid for adults at high risk of progressing to serious disease. (Photo by Handout / Pfizer / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Pfizer’s new pill ‘effective against Omicron’

The world is about to get an “important and effective tool” in the battle against the devastating Omicron variant – in the form of a simple pill.

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Massive change for kids’ jab rollout

Massive change for kids’ jab rollout

There has been a big change to the vaccine rollout for some children as Australia’s rollout adapts to the Omicron crisis.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaking to Yahoo News.

Pfizer CEO’s shock Omicron admission

Pfizer’s chief executive has revealed that two doses of the current Covid-19 vaccine offer “very limited protection, if any” against Omicron.

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Amelia, 10, with mum, Anne-Marie Packer and sister, Georgia, 5 at the vaccination clinic in Enfield, on the first day that children between 5-11 can receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Picture: MATT LOXTON

Huge challenge to get vaccines to all state’s children

SA Health expects to have enough Pfizer vaccines for SA’s 148,000 children – but faces a workforce shortage and a huge challenge to get them to the kids.

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Dispelling the myths around kids’ Covid-19 jab

Dispelling the myths around kids’ Covid-19 jab

Aussie kids aged five to 11 can access the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Experts answer key questions for parents and tackle some of the unfounded claims.

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Israel weighs up 4th jab, China enters ‘strictest controls’ yet

Israel weighs up 4th jab, China enters ‘strictest controls’ yet

Israel has launched trials of the fourth Covid vaccine, as China laid down the weirdest rule yet as part of its zero-Covid strategy.

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(FILES) This handout file photo obtained May 26, 2021, courtesy of Merck & Co, Inc. shows capsules of the investigational antiviral pill Molnupiravir. - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill, Molnupiravir, for high risk adults, a day after a similar pill by Pfizer was given the green light.

Nation approves new Covid pill

The US has approved a second Covid pill just one day after greenlighting Pfizer’s similar, more effective drug, as the nation scrambles to stop an Omicron surge.

‘Staggering’: Pfizer’s Covid-19 breakthrough

‘Staggering’: Pfizer’s Covid-19 breakthrough

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the first oral antiviral treatment for Covid-19. Paxlovid is a pill made by Pfizer.

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26-year-old’s death officially linked to Pfizer

26-year-old’s death officially linked to Pfizer

A 26-year-old plumber’s death from myocarditis two weeks after his Pfizer shot was “probably” caused by the vaccine, a medical panel has concluded.

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