Most dermatological assessment guidelines commonly refer to the presentation of symptoms in patients with light skin tones, making the identification of AEFI in diverse skin colours challenging. Our new reference page details how symptoms such as pallor, cyanosis, erythema and urticaria may appear in diverse skin colours and discusses alternate methods of recognition.

Injection site nodules are a rare but known adverse event following immunisation. They can occur following any vaccine and are most commonly asymptomatic and self resolving. Our new reference page describes what injection site nodules are and the implications on future immunisations.

In episode 13, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks to Professor Kim Mulholland. Kim is a paediatrician and Professor of Child Health from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the University of Melbourne department of Paediatrics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. With post-graduate training in immunology, respiratory medicine and tropical medicine, … Continued

Developed in conjunction with the Victorian DHHS Immunisation section, our new “Vaccine cold chain” quiz aims to assess the knowledge of immunisation providers on the correct storage and handling of vaccines.

A voluntary pause in the AstraZeneca Oxford group clinical trial reflects the robust safety process that vaccine candidates must adhere to.