Vaccination news headlines

Disease experts fear falling vaccination rates are at blame.

Brisbane woman Frances Nilson, 74, agreed to be part of the trial because of her passion for science and the real-world success of vaccinations.

Aussies ages 18 to 64 who are classed as "moderate to high risk" will be able to get the jab.

Pregnant women and infants in South Australia will soon be able to get vaccinated for free against the potentially dangerous illness RSV. 

Even before the Gaza case was detected, officials concluded that "the worst-case scenario has materialised". Now they've diagnosed "an unqualified failure".

Vaccinations against COVID-19 could be delivered via the nose, for patients who are scared of needles.

This year's whooping cough cases are already nudging towards numbers seen during the last epidemic eight years ago.

There are calls for a free Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunisation program for infants in South Australia as the state faces a significant surge in cases of the virus.

At this time last year, Queensland had only recorded a few dozen cases. This year, the two states have already topped 10,000.

The state's emergency rooms are being squeezed - and the worst is yet to come.

"We want to thank Queenslanders for being flu-fighters", Queensland's Deputy Premier Cameron Dick said.

South Australia is grappling with a concerning surge in whooping cough cases, prompting health authorities to issue urgent advice for protecting newborns. 

The vaccine needs to be administered regularly to counter waning immunity and fight new variants.

The new case was contracted in Victoria from a returned traveller.

Health experts are warning Australians to get their flu shots as early as possible this year, ahead of a severe early flu season.

The virus has also been detected in Australia, where alerts have been issued by NSW, Victorian and ACT health authorities in recent weeks.

International health authorities are clear on what they say the cause of the increase is.

Experts are urging Australians to stay up to date with their whooping cough vaccinations, warning an outbreak of the infectious respiratory disease could be on the way.

Pharmaceutical company Moderna is making significant progress on a combined vaccine for both COVID-19 and influenza.

About 1600 patients from the Heritage Medical Clinic in Richmond have been notified of the breach.

Medics are calling for parents to get their children vaccinated against flu after a spike in the number of youngsters being taken to hospital with flu-like illnesses.

The US approved the first vaccine for RSV on Wednesday, shots to protect older adults against a respiratory virus that’s most notorious for attacking babies but endangers their grandparents, too.

With flu season on the way for another year, Australians are being encouraged to get vaccinated against the disease ahead of winter, particularly with COVID-19 circulating through the community.

Health Minister Mark Butler has unveiled a range of new national measures to fight the spread of the virus.

Doctors have issued a warning to vulnerable people amid a 100-fold rise in confirmed cases of flu this year.

From today, eligible Australians can receive a potential fifth COVID-19 booster.

New data from the New England Journal of Medicine shows trials of the RSV vaccine are proving to be up to 94 per cent effective.

Australians will be able to get a fifth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the next few weeks.

Having claimed 6.6 million lives around the world, there are signs the COVID-19 pandemic may be finally coming to an end.

The first case of a mosquito-borne virus this summer has been diagnosed in NSW.

Health authorities are seeking temporary guardianship of a baby whose parents won't allow him to receive blood from those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

The fourth coronavirus wave has a diverse mix of subvariants emerging, including the BR.2 and BQ.1.1 strains.

Strict new measures have been imposed in Beijing and across the country to contain new outbreaks.

Former Adelaide Crows player Deni Varnhagen has lost her final court challenge to South Australia's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

A major COVID-19 outbreak is ripping through an aged care home in Adelaide's southern suburbs.

New South Wales has recorded the first locally acquired case of monkeypox, health authorities confirmed.

New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6 per cent but were still higher in parts of Asia.

An audit into the rollout found it was "not timely", didn't initially take government targets into account, and underestimated the task of getting the aged care and disability community vaccinated.

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