Nearly 100 aged care facilities record COVID vax rates below 10% With more than 450 active outbreaks at last count, experts say the ‘disappointingly low’ coverage is putting the already vulnerable at risk.
Concern as avian influenza detected at commercial poultry farm While one expert warns the virus could lead to the next major pandemic, another says the risk is only small at this stage. What do we know?
Australian child vaccination rates continue to fall Many jurisdictions are close to the herd immunity threshold for highly infectious diseases like measles, with some areas especially vulnerable.
Children’s version of COVID vaccination calculator released While vaccine coverage for 5–11-year-olds remains low, the updated CoRiCal tool could help boost uptake among the cohort.
Updating COVID-19 vaccines ‘on the agenda’, but not sustainable Many Australians were recently recommended a fifth dose – but vaccination fatigue has researchers looking for longer term solutions.
Breakthrough in mRNA vaccines for melanoma Preliminary research shows personalised melanoma mRNA vaccines given with an immunotherapy drug reduce risk of death and recurrence.
Second bivalent booster receives ATAGI recommendation The vaccine will become available in December and is recommended for people who have not had their first or second booster doses.
First country approves Moderna vaccine targeting Omicron The approval comes in the same week that Monash University was selected to house the first mRNA production facility in the Southern Hemisphere.
Second application pending for under-fives COVID vaccine Pfizer has been told it can apply for its Comirnaty vaccine to be used to immunise children under five in Australia.
Call on COVID vaccine for under-fives likely ‘in coming weeks’ With mRNA vaccines for children aged under-five now approved in US, authorities are actively considering a similar move in Australia.