vaccines
Malaria vaccine needs to protect better: Research
Australian researchers say a new vaccine for malaria is essential as the disease’s distribution has been shifting and changing more......
Tuberculosis on the rise worldwide: research
Today is World Tuberculosis Day, and new research shows this condition might overtake COVID-19 as the leading infection worldwide. If......
Low income nations facing multiple barriers to COVID-19 vaccine access
As Australia rockets along to become one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, COVID-19 vaccine coverage in Low......
NSW health workers struggling with mental health: report
A new report commissioned by Slater and Gordon shows that more than 64 per cent of healthcare workers in New......
Misinformation Fuels PNG COVID-19 Outbreak
A new report from Amnesty International has found that online misinformation has been a major factor in Papua New Guinea’s......
COVID 19 Vaccine under development in Australia
There is growing concern that the continuing spread of the Covid 19 virus will evolve into a full blown global......
Samoan Measles Outbreak Causes Government Shutdown
Over the past month, Samoa has been experiencing a serious measles epidemic. Schools, and even the government itself has been......
Is Australia prepared for the flu season?
Australia is already on its way to its worst flu season yet, with more than 33,000 reported influenza cases since......
When is the right time to get your 2019 flu shot?
It is not always clear when – or why – you should get the latest influenza vaccine. The flu vaccine changes......
Measles case prompts discussion of healthcare and vaccination
In NSW reports of an un-vaccinated child and a backpacker contracting measles, caused a stir with many fearing of a......