Lifting flu vax rate in younger people could save 500 lives annually, report says
It is estimated NSW could save about 500 lives and up to $1.3 billion every year if authorities boosted influenza vaccination rates for people aged…
It is estimated NSW could save about 500 lives and up to $1.3 billion every year if authorities boosted influenza vaccination rates for people aged…
Women are more likely to experience injection site and systemic reactions to flu shots, regardless of age or vaccine type, Canadian researchers say. Their meta-analysis…
Are GP practices losing their grip on flu vaccinations? Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) data suggest maybe so, with the proportion of flu shots delivered in…
The Queensland Government will cover the full cost of influenza vaccination for patients not eligible under the National Immunisation Program, starting from 22 July, in…
Queensland’s traffic light advisory for COVID-19 will be scrapped, with the virus to be monitored “like any other respiratory illness,” the state’s Health Minister Shannon…
Doctors are bracing for a rapid surge in paediatric influenza cases, with children under 10 now accounting for a third of flu notifications this year. …
The TGA has approved a combination at-home test for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The test, from NSW-based sponsor Touch Biotechnology, has a…
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…
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…
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,…
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