Around the world, vaccines are in retreat, shunned by populations who, for the most part, have never been exposed to the diseases that blighted or shortened the lives of their grandparents’ generation

Australia is experiencing a slight upswing in measles cases for this time of year, prompting specialists to urge GPs to ensure travellers are up-to-date with vaccinations.

Public health physician Dr

Pharmacies in Queensland are reporting extremely low supplies of  ACWY vaccines.

Shortages of Sanofi’s Menactra vaccine are likely to persist until early 2019 because shortages of Menveo (GSK) and

GPs can expect shortages of two of the three meningococcal ACWY vaccines to persist into the new year, with pharmacies in Queensland reporting extremely low supplies.

Supply shortages of Sanofi’s

A pertussis-only vaccine given at birth is immunogenic and safe, according to results of a large randomised Australian trial.

Dr Nicholas Wood, from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and

The current influenza season has turned out to be the mildest in five years, with just under 28,000 cases so far — a fraction of last year’s record of more than a quarter of a million.

The latest

The Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, wants pharmacists to know how pleased he is with pharmacy-based flu vaccinations, which he says have helped slash infection rates.

Mr Hunt contacted Pharmacy Guild

Last year’s influenza season was notoriously bad. Around the country, GPs were inundated and intensive care specialists were reeling from the sheer number of patients with dangerous flu complications.

Nearly two-thirds of Australians say pharmacists should be able to administer vaccines currently available only through doctors, according to PSA-commissioned research.

The survey of 1023 adults

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This year, NSW became the first state in Australia to mandate influenza vaccination for healthcare workers in high-risk acute care settings following similar moves in the US, where such