US health panel moves against thimerosal in vaccines.
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There’s no solid evidence that thimerosal harms children. RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisory committee voted against using it in the one type of flu vaccine where it is still used.
It’s safe to get a COVID vaccine and a flu shot at the same time. Here’s what else you need to know.
It’s difficult to predict what this year’s flu season is going to be like. But it’s a good time to start thinking about vaccination.
So far, fewer than half of US children and older adults have been vaccinated during this year’s high-severity flu season.
Without jabs, flu mortality would be at least double.
Seasonal flu vaccines may reduce the risk of a hybrid strain of the virus developing – one with some characteristics of seasonal flu, and some of bird flu.
Vaccination rates vary widely from GP to GP. Here’s why – and what governments need to do about it.
Expanding the places people can get a flu vaccine could help.
Māori and Pacific people already face a disproportionate burden of influenza and a persistently reduced life expectancy. Lowering the age for free flu vaccination is essential for achieving equity.
It may be safest to get your flu shot sooner rather than later.
The goal of mRNA technology is to harness the power of the cell to potentially prevent infections and treat diseases.
Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations tick upward and cold and flu season gets underway.
Rates of flu vaccination are down for children. That leaves them and us vulnerable to the flu and its complications.
Cases of the flu and COVID are set to rise over winter, with many people looking to get vaccinated against both viruses.
To combat the decline in immunity as we age, specific boosters are available for people aged over 65. Here’s how they work, and why they are needed.
As people flock back to offices and pack public transport, we’re seeing more cases of the flu than in recent years. The flu shot isn’t perfect but it cuts your chance of being hospitalised.
Annual flu vaccines are in a constant race against a rapidly mutating virus that may one day cause the next pandemic. A one-time vaccine protecting against all variants could give humanity a leg up.
Respiratory viruses are hitting young children and infants particularly hard this fall and winter season, and experts don’t yet know exactly why.
Flu and COVID-19 are expected to make headway during the current respiratory virus season. The best way to stay healthy is vaccination in conjunction with personal protective measures.
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
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Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Professor of Virology, Imperial College London
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Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical & Physical Biology, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University
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Virologist, The University of Queensland