One in three infants is not immunised against pertussis. For Māori babies, more than half are at risk from the potentially deadly infection. But there are relatively simple things we can do.
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Some coughs can last for weeks or even months following an upper respiratory infection. The good news – albeit not very satisfying – is that most eventually go away on their own.
Whooping cough rates are the lowest they’ve been for years. But what comes next?
You no longer have to go to your GP to get your flu shot or catch up on vaccinations you missed earlier in life or have waning immunity to. But they’re unlikely to be free.
Whooping cough is making a comeback. Here’s how to identify it, and why vaccination is a way to protect babies.
Giving pregnant mothers the flu vaccine protected their babies from getting the flu in the first six months of life.
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.
If you have a ten-month-old baby, what do you need to know? What do you need to ask your GP about the benefits and risks of antibiotics?
Prospective parents, aware of how devastating whooping cough can be, want to leave no stone unturned to protect their baby. But is No Vax, No Visit supported by the best evidence?
Tucked away in the budget papers is an intitiative worthy of applause – the establishment of an adult immunisation register and the expansion of the childhood register to include adolescents.
Australia is unique in using parental financial incentives for immunisation.
Immunisation in Australia isn’t compulsory – and doesn’t need to be controversial. Most Australians recognise the incredible benefits that vaccination provides to prevent serious disease.
As of January 30, 102 people in 14 states were reported to have measles, and most of these cases are tied to the outbreak that began at Disneyland in December. Public health officials are citing an increase…
News that a doctor in New York City tested positive for Ebola sparked mandatory quarantine orders for heath workers returning from West Africa in New York and New Jersey last week. The outbreak has killed…
One-fifth of UK primary school children who presented to primary care clinics in 2010-12 with persistent cough had pertussis…
The first systematic international review of childhood vaccinations has found no evidence of a link between vaccinations…
A mutation in the bacterium that causes whooping cough could be reducing the effectiveness of the vaccine. Connie Lam’s research…
Most of us will receive the majority of our vaccinations in childhood. But Australian adults still die and become disabled from vaccine-preventable diseases. Immunisations are therefore an important preventive…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted Federal Court proceedings against a repeat offender over allegedly misleading claims on a homeopathy website. The regulator is targeting…
The heated battle between Australia’s anti-vaccine lobby, the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN), and those fighting against its misinformation took a positive turn late last week, with the New South…
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney
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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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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Health activist, Medreach Pty Ltd., Bond University
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney
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Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Head of Epidemiology, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins University
