Only 1 in 3 plan flu vax despite severe season warning
Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty says the vaccine reluctance is concerning given the prospect of a 'worrying' influenza.
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State expands pharmacists’ vax role, including HPV for teens
From this week WA pharmacists can inoculate kids from five against flu and will be able to offer HPV vaccination for adolescents later this year.
Nurse who gave wrong patient hepatitis B vax escapes suspension
The registered nurse tried to cover up his mistake by injecting the intended patient with water and falsifying the notes, NSW tribunal hears.
Patient allegedly receives 90 coronavirus vax doses in forgery scam
The health effects of receiving dozens of coronavirus vaccinations is not known.
Which vaccines are most commonly linked to shoulder injury?
Analysis of nearly four million vaccinations shows those most at risk from IM shots.
GPs dumping thousands of COVID-19 vaccines as demand dwindles
There are also concerns the slow uptake is threatening the viability of GPs' vaccine clinics.
‘With a beating heart, I plunged the needle deep into the ventricle’
I stared at the exposed and throbbing heart before me. Blood red. Left ventricle right there before my eyes. In my hand was a hypodermic.…
RACGP says COVID-19 vax rates for children have slumped
It fears parents are falling victim to vaccine misinformation on social media.
What happens if a young patient’s family is anti-vax?
After caring for many families with children, I can safely say that parents almost always try to act in their child’s best health interests. They…
mRNA vaccines scope expands beyond COVID-19
While SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have been capturing the limelight, there has also been progress in other vaccines relevant to travel medicine.
