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A measles outbreak is causing major concern in a Washington county where only 22 percent of children are vaccinated against the disease. A vaccine expert explains the risks.
Thanks to successful vaccination programs, Australia has just been declared free of rubella. Continued vigilance is important to make sure it doesn’t come back.
Cases of measles are on the rise as a cohort of unvaccinated children grows up.
It’s not just women in impoverished countries dying in childbirth. The maternal death rate in both Canada and the U.S. has risen, particularly among Indigenous and African-American women.
Vaccination is not to be taken for granted.
We need to stop playing the blame game.
In the past year, 3,300 cases of measles were reported in Europe. Most of them were entirely preventable.
Documentaries are vital vehicles for explaining the world.
Many women in African countries who are medically required to have caesarean sections aren’t able to access them due to weak health systems and a lack of resources.
Whilst most parents do vaccinate, health professionals often find it difficult to talk with those who are hesitant or decline. A new resource provides information and communication support.
We can’t keep blaming the MMR-autism scare – there are other forces at play.
Australia is unique in using parental financial incentives for immunisation.
Since the uptick in outbreaks of measles in the US, those arguing for the right not to vaccinate their children have come under increasing scrutiny. There is no journal of “anti-vax psychology” reporting…
All too predictably, the Ebola crisis has been accompanied by any number of breathless headlines – not all of them sensible. “Experts fear ISIS jihadists may infect themselves to spread virus in West…
Creating a website dedicated to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is the best way to increase uptake Australia, new…
A new oral antiviral drug may be a future tool in the global fight against measles, according to a new international study. The research, published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine…
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 general movement in medical practice and ethics over the last 40 years has been away from paternalism towards strong respect for the autonomy of individuals. So a recent judgement in the High Court…
New South Wales has become the latest Australian state to issue an alert about a measles outbreak, joining Victoria and Queensland. Queensland’s chief health officer has even written directly to parents…
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of critical developmental psychology, The Open University
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Honorary Professor Faculty of Health and Medical Science, Univeristy of Sydney; Senior Researcher Sydney Institue for Infectious Disease, University of Sydney., University of Sydney
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Manager, Coverage, Evaluation & Surveillance, NCIRS; Conjoint Senior lecturer, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Michael J. Wise is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Paediatrics and vaccinologist, Royal Childrens Hospital, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI); Associate Dean International, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins University
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
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Hon Prof, Dept of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney