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.
WHO gives warning on missed measles vaccinations Measles vaccination has fallen sharply globally, but Australian immunisation rates appear to have held up despite the challenges of COVID-19.
New research again confirms no link between MMR vaccine and autism The 20-year study, the largest of its kind, comprehensively invalidated claims that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of developing ASD.
Australia has eliminated rubella – but that doesn’t mean it can’t come back Elimination does not mean eradication.
MMR vaccine in pharmacies ‘a symbolic gesture’: GP A prominent GP has questioned the Victorian Government’s plan to allow pharmacies to dispense the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.