This information is accurate as of 04/6/2026. Please refer back to the website to ensure all reference information is current and up-to-date.

News

October 9, 2025

Beyond the Noise: Jumping Without a Net

October 9, 2025

Getting more kids vaccinated on time: Strategies and broader policy considerations to address caregiver-identified barriers to childhood immunisation in Australia

October 9, 2025

Immunisation Coalition: 2025 Shingles Webinar

October 9, 2025

Immunisation Coalition: DTPa immunisation for U5 year olds (webinar)

October 9, 2025

Updated immunisation reference page: Japanese encephalitis

October 7, 2025

AAP Fact Check: Debunking vaccine misinformation

September 25, 2025

NCIRS: Final data show suboptimal influenza vaccine coverage in 2025

September 25, 2025

Recording available now for members: CVU mini pneumococcal update (webinar)

September 25, 2025

Updated immunisation reference page: Needle anxiety and phobia

September 25, 2025

Updated immunisation reference page: Solid organ transplant recipient: pre-transplant immunisation recommendations

September 25, 2025

ACIP: US changes to vaccine guidance and recommendations

September 25, 2025

States offering nasal spray influenza vaccine in 2026

September 25, 2025

NEJM: Clesrovimab for prevention of RSV disease in healthy infants

September 25, 2025

New York Times: The playbook used to ‘prove’ vaccines cause autism

September 25, 2025

Registrations now open: 16th Australian Influenza Symposium, 2025

September 9, 2025

Victorian Department of Health: New measles alert

September 9, 2025

2025 SA Vaccinology Conference

September 9, 2025

Updated immunisation reference page: Pneumococcal

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About MVEC

The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) is an educational website, developed with the aim of providing up-to-date immunisation information for both healthcare professionals and members of the public. We are based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), a research organisation, and are affiliated with SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community), the Victorian Vaccine Safety Service.

Latest news

May 21, 2026

Australian Immunisation Handbook: RSV chapter updated
May 21, 2026

Western Australia: Free RSV program expanded to protect at-risk over 50s
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