Though the outbreaks overseas are bigger, a number of cases have also been detected in Australia so far this year.
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Trust, particularly in government leaders, has diminished over time.
While some lucky people believe they’ve never had COVID, many are facing their second, third or even fourth infection. Here’s what the evidence shows.
The TGA has just approved a vaccine against RSV for Australians over 60. Here’s where protection is up to for the youngest children, who are also at risk from the virus.
The current triple epidemic of respiratory viruses is affecting all age groups, prompting comparisons with the pre-COVID-19 era.
An unexpected case of rabies found in an animal can raise concerns for a potential outbreak. Proactive vaccination of both wildlife and people can help protect everyone.
Nigeria’s medical community is mourning the death of public health physician and university administrator, Emeritus Professor Umaru Shehu.
Millions of high-risk older Australians aren’t getting recommended vaccinations against COVID, the flu, pneumococcal disease and shingles.
Currently we see more than 600,000 deaths from this mosquito-borne disease each year. This new vaccine – the second approved to treat malaria – could change things.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear from the scientists behind a new malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.
Chlamydia is devastating for koalas, but the vaccine to prevent infection requires a booster shot. Recapturing the animals for their booster shot is costly and stresses them, but there’s a solution.
No matter how much we believe our knowledge and our technological capabilities have evolved, pandemics prove we are still at the mercy of the natural world.
As COVID finds its equilibrium, infection rates will rise and fall, influenced by seasons, school holidays and new subvariants. Managing the risk is complex and needs to be cost effective.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect against diphtheria.
Seven children at a nursery in Stoke-on-Trent have caught measles. But other parts of the UK are at risk too.
Projections from the UKHSA suggest London could see a measles outbreak totalling 40,000 to 160,000 cases at current vaccination levels.
COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to be safe in pregnancy, and protects both the mother and infant from severe disease. It’s now also clear that infants’ antibody protection continues after birth.
The aim of vaccination is to prevent infection. In addition, vaccination is intended to reduce the risk of severe illness.
Widespread vaccination of children would likely avert thousands of cases of long COVID in the UK.
The only way an Alberta COVID-19 committee can meaningfully determine how public policy should be made is if it tackles head-on the question of how to measure the psychological impacts of policy.
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Sydney
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Hon Prof, Dept of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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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