Limit further COVID-19 boosters to high-risk patients, WHO says
Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for patients outside of high-priority groups, according to new international guidance. The WHO says booster shots should be…
Tag: Infectious diseases – Immunisation
RSV vax for over-60s looms as regulators weigh up candidates
The TGA is weighing up Australia’s first potential respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, while the US regulator has given preliminary approval to two vaccine candidates, as the…
Flu cases have spiked already — should GPs brace for a bad season?
Australia has recorded 100 times more lab-confirmed flu cases in the first two months of 2023 compared with the same reporting period last year, national…
A vaccine for RSV? Well, after almost 60 years, several have come at once
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) caused more than 100,000 global deaths in 2019, making it a leading cause of death in children under one year old.…
Wave or whimper? What GPs should expect this flu season
Australia could see the return of a normal flu season this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, albeit with a greater…
Cochrane has it wrong: masks do reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19
The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections, such as COVID-19 and influenza, has split the scientific community…
ATAGI backs extra COVID-19 vax ahead of winter
ATAGI has green-lit an extra COVID-19 booster for all adults, regardless of how many vaccine doses they have received already, to increase protection before winter.…
Health Minister green-lights new HPV vax schedule
A single shot of the 9-valent HPV vaccine now counts as complete protection, the Federal Government has announced. The National Immunisation Program was updated on…
Is COVID-19 really to blame for the new wave of respiratory viral infections?
Over the past month or two, many northern hemisphere countries including the US and the UK have seen a large wave of respiratory viral infections.…
Myocarditis: COVID-19 is a much bigger risk than vaccination
The heart has played a central role in COVID-19 since the beginning. Cardiovascular conditions are among the highest risk factors for hospitalisation. × Welcome to…
