Switch it up: Why using different arms for vaccine doses could be a good idea
It might be worth asking patients to switch it up for their COVID-19 vaccines, with a study showing alternating arms between doses may produce a…
Tag: Infectious diseases – Immunisation
$19 million paid out under COVID-19 vax compo scheme
The Federal Government has compensated 256 patients for severe COVID-19 vaccine side effects under its vaccine claims scheme, which will close to new applicants on…
TGA approves RSV vax for Australians over 60
The TGA has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, Arexvy, with sponsor GSK Australia hinting it would “soon” be available on a private script…
As the world warms, dengue thrives
Need to know: For a range of reasons, dengue fever is the world’s fastest growing mosquito-borne disease. It is estimated that more than four billion…
GPs ‘fed up’ as Shingrix demand outstrips supply
GPs say they have not received enough stock of recombinant herpes zoster vaccine Shingrix to meet patient demand after it was listed on the National…
Immunological ‘blunting’ by maternal antibodies has no effect on infant pertussis risk: Aussie study
Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of infection in infants by 65%, with no evidence that the ‘blunting’ effects of maternal antibodies compromise infant…
Shingrix to replace Zostavax with lower age cut-off in NIP shake-up
The recombinant herpes zoster vaccine, Shingrix, will soon replace the live-attenuated vaccine, Zostavax, on the National Immunisation Program following advice from the PBAC and ATAGI,…
‘No-one cared for years’: mRNA scientists win $1.6 million Nobel prize for medicine
Dr Katalin Kariko (left) and Dr Drew Weissman (right). Photo: Peggy Peterson Photography for Penn Medicine.The Hungarian biochemist and US immunologist whose scientific breakthroughs enabled…
Nurse sanctioned for secretly diluting COVID-19 vaccines with saline
A nurse diluted COVID-19 vaccines with saline after tricking a pharmacist into leaving the room during a vaccination appointment, a tribunal has found. The nurse…
Hundreds screened for TB after outbreak in central Australia
Hundreds of people have been screened for TB with free vaccinations offered to at-risk groups in SA as health authorities scramble to contain an outbreak…
