Immunisation Coalition: HPV Update webinar recording
The Immunisation Coalition HPV Update webinar was held on 13 March 2024, presented by Angela Newbound and moderated by Andrew Minton.
A recording of the webinar is now available on the Immunisation Coalition event page.
The Vaccine Coverage: MVEC’s new podcast is out!
MVEC has released the first two episodes of our new podcast, ‘The Vaccine Coverage’.
This series features conversations with special guests on a range of topics relating to vaccination in Australia.
The first two episodes cover vaccine myths, and how our body's respond when we receive a vaccine.
Listen on our website or search ‘The Vaccine Coverage’ in your favourite podcast app.
Updated immunisation reference page: Pneumococcal
Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of serious illness in Australian children under 2 years and older Australians, and is responsible for over a million deaths worldwide every year.
Pneumococcal disease is caused by infection with the bacteria स्ट्रैपटोकोकस निमोनिया. Symptoms vary depending on the site of infection; they may include fever, headache, earache and cough. Infection may result in meningitis (inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord), pneumonia, septicaemia (blood infection) and osteomyelitis (bone infection), for example.
We have recently updated our pneumococcal reference page. The updated page includes more details on pneumococcal transmission and epidemiology, as well as detailed guidance on vaccine recommendations by age and risk category.
New publication: Analyzing an immunization resource website
Researchers from SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination In the Community) recently published an article in ‘Vaccine’, analysing user browsing trends on the MVEC website.
Over a four-year period from 2019 to 2022, there was specific interest in vaccine-related topics corresponding with key vaccine topics like COVID-19 vaccine administration techniques and adverse events following immunisation.
Vaccine: Analyzing an immunization resource website: User browsing trends
NCIRS: Webinar – Shingrix
The टीकाकरण अनुसंधान और निगरानी के लिए राष्ट्रीय केंद्र (एनसीआईआरएस) is hosting a webinar on Australia’s new National Immunisation Program (NIP) shingles (zoster) vaccine, Shingrix, to be held on Tuesday 7 November 2023 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm (AEDT).
Leading experts will present on:
- the disease burden of shingles in Australia
- details about Shingrix
- the new Australian Shingrix vaccination program
- the US experience of implementing a national Shingrix program.
ABC: Permanent funding for South Australian specialist immunisation service
SA Health will permanently fund the Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s specialist immunisation service, set up in 2021.
The unit supports patients with past trauma, neurodiverse conditions and needle phobia, offering sedation for vaccination and for minor medical procedures such as blood tests, dental check-ups and X-rays.
ABC: Needle phobia can impede jabs – but a hospital service is boosting vaccines and injections
NCIRS: Multiple vaccinations for children resource
The टीकाकरण अनुसंधान और निगरानी के लिए राष्ट्रीय केंद्र (एनसीआईआरएस) has recently developed a new resource to support conversations about administering multiple vaccinations at the same time in children.
NCIRS: Multiple vaccinations for children resource
The Lancet: Surge of invasive group A strep in Australia
The Lancet recently published a study, analysing data from the Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) Networks, which shows Australia experienced an intense and unseasonal surge of invasive group A streptococcal disease in 2022.
The national research project involved researchers from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, including MVEC Director Prof Nigel Crawford.
Read the study in full: Increase in invasive group A streptococcal disease among Australian children coinciding with northern hemisphere surges
विक्टोरियन स्वास्थ्य विभाग: टीका त्रुटि प्रबंधन
विक्टोरियन स्वास्थ्य विभाग ने हाल ही में टीका त्रुटि प्रबंधन पर एक नया टीकाकरण संसाधन पेश किया है।
संसाधन में वैक्सीन त्रुटियों और सबसे आम वैक्सीन त्रुटियों को रोकने के बारे में आसानी से समझ में आने वाली जानकारी शामिल है, साथ ही SAEFVIC (समुदाय में टीकाकरण के बाद प्रतिकूल घटनाओं की निगरानी) को वैक्सीन त्रुटियों की रिपोर्ट करने के निर्देश भी शामिल हैं।
स्वास्थ्य विभाग: वैक्सीन त्रुटि प्रबंधन
अद्यतित संदर्भ पृष्ठ: टीकों का विकास और पंजीकरण
टीके, विकास की किसी भी दवा की तरह, टीकाकरण कार्यक्रमों में उपयोग के लिए लाइसेंस और पंजीकृत होने से पहले, न केवल लक्षित बीमारी पर उनके प्रभाव को साबित करने के लिए, बल्कि उनकी सुरक्षा का निर्धारण करने के लिए कठोर परीक्षण प्रक्रियाओं और वैज्ञानिक मूल्यांकन से गुजरना होगा।
हमारे नए अपडेट किए गए वैक्सीन विकास और पंजीकरण पृष्ठ में वैक्सीन नैदानिक परीक्षणों, लाइसेंस के बाद की निगरानी, पंजीकरण और अनंतिम अनुमोदन के साथ-साथ टीकों के स्वास्थ्य अर्थशास्त्र के आकलन के बारे में जानकारी शामिल है।
अद्यतन एमवीईसी: टीकों का विकास और पंजीकरण