Health Check: which vaccinations should I get as an adult?
The kinds of vaccines adults need depend on several factors, including whether you were born here, how old you are and whether you intend to travel overseas.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Vaccines
Displaying 1 - 20 of 101 articles
The best shot at overcoming vaccination standoffs? Having doctors listen to – not shun – reluctant parents
A recent study suggests that shunning parents who are reluctant to vaccinate their kids isn't the best strategy. A better strategy might be old-fashioned, but it works.
No, combination vaccines don’t overwhelm kids’ immune systems
Vaccines against multiple diseases in one jab strengthen kids' immune systems, not weaken them. Here's why we shouldn't fear these combination vaccines.
Eclipse of reason: Why do people disbelieve scientists?
People universally believe scientists' solar eclipse calendars, but vaccine warnings or climate predictions are forms of science that strangely do not enjoy equivalent acceptance.
What’s behind the sudden rise in measles deaths in Europe?
In the past year, 3,300 cases of measles were reported in Europe. Most of them were entirely preventable.
A short history of vaccine objection, vaccine cults and conspiracy theories
Some people have objected to childhood vaccination since it was introduced in the late 1700s. And their reasons sound remarkably familiar to those of anti-vaxxers today.
Designing antiviral proteins via computer could help halt the next pandemic
This antivirus software protects health, not computers. Researchers are beginning to combat deadly infections using computer-generated antiviral proteins – a valuable tool to fight a future pandemic.
When do we stop vaccinating against an infectious disease?
Vaccinating against an infectious disease can stop once the threat of future transmission is deemed sufficiently low.
How Trump’s global health budget endangers Americans
President Trump wants to slash global health funding at a time when more investment is needed, not less. This spending can protect Americans – as well as foreigners – from deadly diseases.
Meningitis: Africa needs to join forces (again) to secure a lower cost vaccine
To tackle diseases like meningitis, African governments must find fresh ways to fight for lower cost vaccines.
Despite scepticism, Europe has high vaccination rates – but it shouldn’t be complacent
European countries are among the most sceptical of vaccinations – so how do they stay on top of the problem?
Why your child still needs vaccines, even if you may not know someone with the disease
You may not know anyone with an infectious disease covered by the immunizations on the 2017 list of recommended vaccines. Here's why that doesn't matter, and why children still need to be protected.
Fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s goat plague
As the goat plague is a trans-boundary disease, there's concern that it will spill over into neighbouring countries such as Rwanda and Burundi.
We have a vaccine for six cancers; why are less than half of kids getting it?
A vaccine to prevent cancer was long a dream for those who treat the disease. But fewer than half of all girls and even fewer boys have been vaccinated. Cancer specialists hope this will soon change.
Influenza: The search for a universal vaccine
Flu virus mutates so quickly that one year's vaccine won't work on the next year's common strains. But a new way to create vaccines, called 'rational design,' might pave the way for more lasting solutions.
The new ‘100% effective’ Ebola vaccine owes a debt to the scientists who beat smallpox
The final trials of the first effective Ebola vaccine show it's safe to use against an outbreak.
Explainer: what are antibodies and why are viruses like dengue worse the second time?
Our immune system protects us but when it comes to some mosquito-borne disease, it can work against us. What are the implications for the development of a Zika virus vaccine?
Explainer: the how, what and why of the latest HIV vaccine trial
For the next five years South Africa will be leading one of the latest large-scale trials for a vaccine for HIV.
Why it’s your job to get a flu shot – and call in sick if you do get the flu
Getting a flu shot reduces your risk of getting the flu, and it also helps the community. Here's why.
Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off
The long vaccine development process is focused on ensuring production of the safest and most effective vaccine for use.
Top contributors
-
Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University
-
Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
-
Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Systems, and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
-
Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne
-
Professor of Virology, Imperial College London
-
Associate Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
-
Post-doctoral Research Assistant, University of Glasgow
-
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
-
Professor, Kirby Institute, UNSW
-
Laureate Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
-
Professor of Public Ethics, Centre For Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University
-
Director, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto
-
Clinical Professor in Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney
-
ARC Future Fellow, Australian National University
-
Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Centre for Values and Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney
Most read on The Conversation
Does marijuana affect your sleep?
A deadly herpes virus is threatening oysters around the world
Massive sunspots and huge solar flares mean unexpected space weather for Earth
The ‘internet of things’ is sending us back to the Middle Ages
Want to fix America’s health care? First, focus on food
Remembering America’s lost buildings
The only safe email is text-only email
Seeds in space – how well can they survive harsh, non-Earth conditions?
Evolutionary geneticists spot natural selection happening now in people
