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With the easing of international and domestic public health measures arising from the COVID-19 global pandemic, a resurgence of influenza is expected in 2022, with the Australian community potentially more vulnerable to the virus this winter.
The best protection this winter is for people to receive an influenza vaccine and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 including any recommended booster doses.
2022 influenza vaccines – clinical advice and resources for vaccination providers can be found here.
Clinical information to support administration practice includes:
Hardcopy resources and advice from the Acting Chief Medical Officer are being mailed to GPs, select medical specialists who see patients who would benefit from vaccination, general practices and Aboriginal Medical Services nationwide. These should arrive within the next couple of weeks.
The 2022 influenza vaccination resource collection about getting vaccinated against influenza in 2022 is available on the Department of Health website.
Vaccination providers and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to get the latest National Immunisation Program updates by subscribing to the Department of Health email list.
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Queensland Health is emailing GPs with a copy of the close-out declaration. Any variance in the close declaration versus doses paid will be followed up directly with the GP. The process for re-paying money to QH will be via QH generating an invoice for payment. If no variance is reported – a close...
Vaccine service providers are reminded to have procedures in place in case of power failures this winter. Loss of power may require urgent transfer of monitored vaccines into alternative safe storage, such as a neighbouring medical centre/pharmacy. Please refer to the Australian Government’s Natio...
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