Tenfold differences in vax rates between neighbouring GP practices: Grattan Institute
Massive differences in vaccination rates at GP practices just a few kilometres apart has prompted calls for a funding overhaul. A Grattan Institute report has…
Tag: Immunisation
Would you spend 25 years trying to make a TB vaccine? Professor Warwick Britton has
Emeritus Professor Warwick Britton has spent a quarter of a century trying to make an inhaled TB vaccine work. So you may be unsurprised to…
Test for mpox in all MSM with ‘compatible’ symptoms, doctors urged amid fresh outbreaks
Gay and bisexual men with symptoms suggestive of mpox should be tested for the virus regardless of travel history, vaccination status or prior infection, health…
‘It’s very frustrating’: GPs vent as Shingrix shortage drags on
The months-long shortage of the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine Shingrix has continued to frustrate GPs, who are being forced to ration doses and choose which…
Doctors urged to be alert with more than 3000 pertussis cases already reported this year
A spike in pertussis has exceeded doctors’ expectations, with some 3300 cases reported across all age groups since the start of 2024, compared with fewer…
GPs warned to brace for another early flu season
A record number of flu cases have been reported for the start of 2024 and could be a sign of another early peak to the…
More states roll out free infant RSV immunisation
Newborns in Queensland and NSW will be eligible for a free dose of nirsevimab, the newly registered respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis, under new immunisation programs…
Infant RSV immunisation ‘highly effective’, real-world study confirms
The long-acting monoclonal antibody nirsevimab may be more effective in protecting infants against respiratory syncytial virus than clinical trial results would suggest, according to a…
Can offers of cash persuade people to get their COVID-19 and flu shots?
Going into winter 2023, only 38% of adults were up to date on COVID-19 shots, and 27% had received a flu shot, according to a…
COVID-19 vax no longer routinely recommended in kids
Healthy children and teenagers no longer need a primary course of COVID-19 vaccines or further boosters under the latest ATAGI advice. The update clarifies time…
