Vaccine
Flu cases soar in 2025 as vaccination rates decline
Australia is facing its worst flu season on record, with over 410,000 confirmed cases in 2025 alone. Despite the surge,......
Papua New Guinea Polio outbreak – a need for more prevention?
Just last week, news of a Poliovirus type 2 outbreak in Papua New Guinea prompted immediate response from their government.......
UQ Researchers attempt to develop a vaccine in just 150 days
Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Vaccine Rapid Response Team are attempting to develop a new vaccine for the not......
A New Weapon Against Shingles
On the first of November a new Shingles from British Biotech and pharmaceutical Company GlaxoSmithKline. The new vaccine named Shingrix®......
A New Weapon Against Malaria
In 2021, there were 247 million malaria cases globally, which led to 619,000 deaths in total. Ninety-five per cent of......
Mob can give Japanese Encephalitis the SWAT
This deadly disease is spreading fast in Australia due to wet warm conditions and proximity to pigs and birds. The......
Monkey pox spreading
Monkeypox is spreading and the race is on to get ahead of a virus with vaccines. Australia has just garnered......
NSW Booster Shot Rates Below National Average
Late 2021, NSW had one of the highest rates of vaccination rates, crossing 90% double doses faster than most other......
Peaceful protests with a hostile undertone
Melbourne and other major Australian cities saw their city streets lined with thousands of anti-lockdown and anti-vax protesters over the......
Worry over Western NSW cluster as region under shutdown
A confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in the remote town of Walgett is among six new cases of the Delta......