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Information about the TGA's safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines

The TGA has issued four infringement notices for the alleged unlawful importation of infrared thermometers, rigid strapping tapes and iodine prep pads.

The TGA has granted provisional approval to AstraZeneca Pty Ltd for its COVID-19 vaccine

Australia, through the TGA, is one of only five non-European Union regulators formally invited to participate by the European Medicines Agency (EMA)

The TGA has concluded that there is no specific risk of vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in elderly patients.

Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices - Face Masks and Other Articles) (COVID-19 Emergency) Exemption 2020 ceases on 31 January 2021.

Updated to include new section on Reprocessing of PPE by Healthcare facilities

The TGA has issued eight infringement notices to Sydney-based company for allegedly failing to provide information and face mask samples to the TGA when required to do so, and for providing false and misleading information.

Healthcare professionals and public health authorities will have a central role in discussing vaccination against COVID-19 with their patients.