People at the highest risk of severe COVID will still be eligible for free vaccines. Others may have to pay.
- Professor, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney
It’s soon going to be easier than ever to get your young children vaccinated.
If a newborn is exposed to hepatitis B at birth, there’s a 90% chance they’ll develop a lifelong infection.
Las mujeres embarazadas pueden tomar paracetamol de forma segura en cualquier etapa del embarazo. Esto es lo que dicen las investigaciones sobre el riesgo de autismo.
It’s safe for pregnant women to take paracetamol at any stage of pregnancy. Here’s what the research says about the risk of autism.
From next month, Australians won’t be able to access compensation for any vaccine injury – from COVID or any others.
Tetanus is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Being up to date with tetanus vaccination is your best protection.
The next COVID wave has already hit our shores. Make sure you check whether you’re recommended for another booster dose of vaccine.
Doctors don’t know why yet, but COVID infection kicks off an extreme inflammatory response in some children.
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.
Whooping cough rates are the lowest they’ve been for years. But what comes next?
Parents can now choose Moderna to vaccinate their children against COVID. So how effective is it, and how does it compare with Pfizer?
Fewer people reported needing to miss work after their booster, compared to their second dose.
It’s too soon to recommend booster shots for younger children. But we can watch what’s happening in the US, where children as young as 12 are receiving theirs.
Not all parents agree about vaccinating their child. Here’s what’s likely to happen if cases go to court.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available for children aged 5-11 from January 10, after it cleared the final regulatory step. Here’s what you need to know.
Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of COVID progressing to severe disease, including in children. Vaccination is key to reducing this risk.
You’ll read lots of different figures on this — six months, eight months, more — and that’s because the research is ongoing. We don’t yet have a concrete answer.
Des essais cliniques sont en cours pour évaluer la sécurité et l’efficacité des vaccins anti-Covid chez les enfants de moins de 12 ans. Où en est-on ?
Trials are under way to ascertain whether COVID vaccines are safe and effective for children under 12. In the meantime, it’s reassuring to note that generally, young kids cope OK with the virus.
4 out of 5 experts said yes.
If you’re in Sydney, the advice is for people to bring forward the timing of their second AstraZeneca shot, and for the under 60s to consider having it if they can’t get hold of Pfizer.
While Pfizer is still the preferred vaccine for under 40s, those who don’t want to wait can now talk to their GP about getting an AstraZeneca shot. But what risks and benefits do you need to weigh up?
Australia is now rolling out the Pfizer vaccine to people aged under 50, with the 40-49 age group newly eligible. Here’s what you can expect.
A serious event such as a blood clot could be caused by an underlying medical condition, a medication the person was taking at the time, or some other factor unrelated to the vaccine.
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