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

February 12, 2026

Victorian Department of Health: Ongoing measles alert

February 12, 2026

Australian CDC: Nipah Virus Infection Situation Update

February 12, 2026

Victorian Department of Health: Nurse immunisers approved to administer MMR vaccines to infants from 6 months of age

January 29, 2026

The Guardian: UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake

January 29, 2026

SBS: The ‘Super-K’ flu variant is spreading in Australia. Here’s what makes it ‘unusual’

January 29, 2026

Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd – Measles vaccination advice

January 29, 2026

About Regional: Potentially fatal virus detected in parts of southern NSW

January 29, 2026

Vaccine X: Regional progress and persistent gaps: toward measles elimination in Asia and the Pacific

December 18, 2025

Reminder: Japanese encephalitis vaccination

December 18, 2025

BBC: US panel votes to end recommending hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns

December 18, 2025

ATAGI statement on the importance and safety of hepatitis B vaccine at birth

December 4, 2025

Unbiased Science: Evidence, Not Guesswork: The Childhood Vaccine Schedule is Very Intentional

December 4, 2025

NCIRS: Influenza vaccines – FAQs

November 20, 2025

Gavi: Study reveals the heavy emotional toll of having a baby hospitalised with RSV

November 20, 2025

Protecting Victorians From Mosquito-Borne Diseases

November 20, 2025

Vaccine X: Open Access in 2025: supporting the publication of readily accessible, ‘peer reviewed’ immunization science has never been more important

November 20, 2025

BBC: Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to follow

November 5, 2025

NCIRS: Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2024

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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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