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…
Tag: Infectious diseases – Immunisation
War and peace – the fight against COVID-19 is not yet game, set and match
A year ago, the Australian government was on the warpath with vaccine refusers and deported tennis star Novak “Novax” Djokovic. Now COVID-positive and unvaccinated cricketers…
China’s COVID-19 cases may have hit 900 million – but its government is still fudging the numbers
Over the weekend, Peking University released a study that estimated 900 million Chinese had been infected with COVID-19 up until 11 January, representing 64% of…
Govt streamlines COVID-19 vax rebates
Rebates for COVID-19 vaccine assessments will no longer be tiered by dose number as the Federal Government attempts to cut down the number of MBS items.…
Does China’s COVID-19 situation pose a risk to the rest of the world?
China is in the midst of a severe wave of COVID-19 infections and deaths. We don’t know exactly how bad it is because of significant…
Is polio making a comeback?
Need to know: Polio has been in the news in 2022 with a resurgence of the disease in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, international…
Pneumococcal vax provides poor protection against severe disease in kids: Aus study
The 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine appears to provide very little protection against severe illness from prevailing serotypes in young children, Australian infectious diseases experts have warned.…
Paxlovid is Australia’s first-line COVID-19 antiviral but Lagevrio also prevents severe disease in over-70s
Australia is experiencing the fourth wave of COVID-19 for 2022, with the number of people hospitalised with the virus trending to levels seen in winter…
Call to prioritise flu vax in children with epilepsy
Children with a severe form of epilepsy are “highly susceptible” to severe neurological complications and death from influenza infection and should be prioritised for vaccination,…
Experimental RSV vax decreases severe infection in newborns, says Pfizer
An experimental maternal bivalent vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus appears to have high efficacy for preventing severe infection in early infancy, the manufacturer has announced.…
