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Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate

Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate

Time-poor parents need practical help to give declining childhood vaccination rates a shot in the arm, research says.

Vaccine site could save Australia billions in pandemic

Vaccine site could save Australia billions in pandemic

Vaccine site could save Australia billions in pandemic

Vaccine site could save Australia billions in pandemic

Australia's first sovereign mRNA vaccine facility could give the nation a shot in the arm against the next pandemic, an independent report says.

Mist opportunities: nasal spray to boost flu immunity

Mist opportunities: nasal spray to boost flu immunity

Mist opportunities: nasal spray to boost flu immunity

Mist opportunities: nasal spray to boost flu immunity

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against the flu, with the planned rollout of new immunisation methods to help overcome needle anxiety.

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Biotech giant to slash 3000 jobs, spin-off vaccine arm

Biotech giant to slash 3000 jobs, spin-off vaccine arm

Pharmaceutical giant CSL has announced a major shake-up for its vaccination arm and for jobs as the company aims to cut costs.

Second case of rare mpox strain discovered in traveller

Second case of rare mpox strain discovered in traveller

Health authorities have confirmed the second case of a strain of mpox in Australia in a traveller who returned from overseas.

Teachers, business owners granted COVID vaccine appeal

Teachers, business owners granted COVID vaccine appeal

A group of teachers and small business owners have been granted an appeal to argue that a state's COVID-19 vaccination mandates were unlawful.

Overblown vitamin A claims spread amid measles outbreak

Overblown vitamin A claims spread amid measles outbreak

As cases of measles continue to rise around the world, misleading claims about a "cure" for the disease are being shared online.

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Heartbroken mum urges free vaccines for deadly disease

Heartbroken mum urges free vaccines for deadly disease

Heartbroken mum urges free vaccines for deadly disease

Heartbroken mum urges free vaccines for deadly disease

After watching her son die in a few hours, a grieving parent is lobbying a state government to help prevent the disease that killed him.

Robert F Kennedy sacks entire US vaccine panel

Robert F Kennedy sacks entire US vaccine panel

Robert F Kennedy sacks entire US vaccine panel

Robert F Kennedy sacks entire US vaccine panel

Vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy has sacked the expert scientific committee that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines.

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

More children than ever are presenting to hospital emergency rooms with the flu, as a survey finds an increasing number of parents are vaccine hesitant.

Israel steps up Gaza strikes, vaccination drive halted

Israel steps up Gaza strikes, vaccination drive halted

Israel steps up Gaza strikes, vaccination drive halted

Israel steps up Gaza strikes, vaccination drive halted

Israel has launched a big wave of air strikes in Gaza, while a polio vaccination campaign is on hold as an Israeli blockade cripples health care in the enclave.

Global pact to shore up world's future pandemic defence

Global pact to shore up world's future pandemic defence

Global pact to shore up world's future pandemic defence

Global pact to shore up world's future pandemic defence

A global supply chain and logistic network features in a proposed pact to fight future pandemics that has been agreed by World Health Organisation members.

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

People are being urged to take influenza and other respiratory diseases seriously and get vaccinated before cold weather arrives.

Palmer-supported vaccine injury case 'incoherent'

Palmer-supported vaccine injury case 'incoherent'

Palmer-supported vaccine injury case 'incoherent'

Palmer-supported vaccine injury case 'incoherent'

A Clive Palmer-supported class action against the government over the approval of COVID-19 vaccines has hit a hurdle after a judge called it "unintelligible".

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Kennedy to travel to Texas after measles-related deaths

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is reportedly planning a rushed trip to Texas after a second child's death there was linked to measles.

Top US vaccine official resigns, criticises RFK Jr

The top US vaccine official has resigned and criticised the nation's health department boss for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking.

Drop in immunisation rates hits vaccine-maker's revenue

Sales of CSL's flu vaccines were down by double digits in the first half amid a fall in immunisation rates since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Call for rollout of vaccines after bacteria outbreak

Australia has recorded the highest number of a deadly bacterial infection in two decades, as experts call for newer vaccines to be rolled out.

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COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'

A class action accuses the government of negligence in approving COVID-19 vaccines, but lawyers say the case has no chance of making it to a hearing.

Baby dies amid unprecedented whooping cough outbreak

A newborn baby is dead and infections are surging as health authorities scramble to contain a worsening national whooping cough epidemic.

Babies, pregnant mums to have greater RSV protection

The federal government will provide free access to vaccines protecting expectant mums and babies from respiratory syncytial virus.

Israel denies Gaza clinic strike during polio campaign

The Israeli army has denied Palestinian claims it struck a clinic in northern Gaza where children were being vaccinated for polio.

More adult vaccines could unlock $1.1bn for economy

By raising its level of adult immunisation to the same rate for children, Australia could unlock huge economic benefits, researchers say.

Vaccines urged as mpox cases surge in global emergency

Now is the time for eligible people to get their mpox vaccines, experts say, as monthly diagnoses in Australia surge from the single digits to the hundreds.

Immunocompromised to receive free shingles vaccine

More than 200,000 Australians who are immunocompromised will gain free access to the shingles vaccine in an expansion of a government scheme.

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