Is it time for a new generation of COVID vaccines? Here’s where the research is at.
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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?
This winter we’re seeing high rates of COVID and the re-emergence of influenza. So how do they compare, in terms of transmissibility and deadliness?
With COVID-19 shots finally available for infants and preschoolers, knowing how to combat misinformation on social media and elsewhere could be more important than ever.
Possible outcomes of the current monkeypox epidemic under four different scenarios.
If you’re over 65, you’ll likely get an immune-boosting flu shot. And there are options for those who don’t want a vaccine made with eggs – though the standard shots are safe for those with allergies.
Achieving herd immunity via vaccination was always going to be a hard ask. Now it’s mathematically impossible.
Contrary to the popular belief that social media creates rumours about COVID vaccine harms, new research suggests social media generally only aids the spread of these rumours.
A new generation of vaccines and boosters against SARS-CoV-2 may take a page from the anti-influenza playbook, with shots periodically tailored to target the most commonly circulating virus strains.
Pfizer and Moderna have both recently reported results for their COVID-19 vaccines in the youngest children.
The last time New Zealanders even had a flu season was in 2019. The flu, along with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, is expected to hit hard this winter.
A number of vaccines and several antivirals could be used to control the global monkeypox outbreak.
A study of more than 28,000 UK adults has found that vaccination after having COVID is linked to a decrease in long COVID symptoms.
Humans have cultivated their own virus (vaccinia) that can be used in many vaccines. But there may be a price to pay.
Two political scientists in their study in South Dakota found people trusted medical professionals the least when it came to public health messages.
Are you due your third or fourth dose? What about your parents? What about your kids? It can be hard to keep track, so here’s the current advice.
Research suggests that too-frequent immunizations may lead to a phenomenon called “immune exhaustion.”
The metaphor of a collective “carpet of immunity” invites us to imagine immunity as a collaborative project, spreading out to protect those for whom the end of mandates means increased vulnerability.
A pediatrician recommends helping your child cope with getting vaccines by employing “The Three P’s” – Preparation, Proximity and Praise.
The latest addition to the omicron lineage has been making waves in Europe. Whether it will do the same in the U.S. depends on rates of vaccination and prior infection.
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Infectious Disease Paediatrician and Senior Professorial Fellow, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney
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Director, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council
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Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Associate professor, The University of Western Australia
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Professor and Director for the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine, University of Sydney
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Stephen Duckett est un·e adhérent·e de The Conversation
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne
