At the moment, a child’s access to certain shots can differ depending on whether they live in Queensland or Tasmania.
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Any upsurge in measles is of real concern, but in settings aggravated by poor living conditions and malnutrition, it can be disastrous. It can affect adults, but young children are at particular risk.
Vaccine skepticism, and the broader medical mistrust and far-reaching anxieties it reflects, is not just a fringe position in the 21st century.
In one country where the chickenpox vaccine is already routine, cases have fallen by 97% since it was first introduced.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect against diphtheria.
Over the last two years, routine immunisation services and coverage of essential childhood vaccines have been disrupted.
Measles is an extremely contagious disease but, thanks to immunisation, is now rare in Australia.
Catch-up vaccinations are free. These hints and tips will help you get started.
Early treatment with antibiotics can be life-saving.
With poliovirus circulating in New York, health authorities worry that pockets of the county with low polio vaccination rates could give the virus a foothold.
Australia currently has its first cases of childhood respiratory diphtheria since 1992. So why are we seeing diphtheria now? And what role does travel play in its spread?
The delay in vaccinating children means public health measures will be vital in keeping COVID under control in the community.
Vaccination uptake is influenced by many factors and carries a variety of meanings – social, political, economic, ideological, moral as well as biological.
First CDC signed off on a COVID-19 vaccine for adults, then teens. Now US children ages 5 to 11 are officially eligible for shots. Here’s the science on why each group needs to be considered separately.
Public health experts know that schools are likely sites for the spread of disease, and laws tying school attendance to vaccination go back to the 1800s.
Outbreaks of polio have become a thing of the past, told to us by our grandparents, only because of vaccination.
Full population-level protection against COVID-19 will require most adolescents and children to be vaccinated. There are ethical arguments for encouraging vaccination uptake through vaccine mandates.
Our study found that the bacteria which causes diphtheria is rapidly changing.
Vaccine hesitancy has resulted in multiple vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. Research on vaccine hesitancy in South Africa is limited. But growing evidence suggests that it’s becoming a problem.
A pediatrician answers parents’ questions about catching up on missed childhood vaccinations and why that’s so important.
Top contributors
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Scientist, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Honorary researcher, Division of Social & Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, UCT, South African Medical Research Council
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Maine
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Psychology, and Public Health, University of Nottingham
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Senior lecturer in health economics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
