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

November 5, 2025

The New York Times: Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent

November 5, 2025

Australian Immunisation Handbook: Recent updates

October 23, 2025

SBS: ‘Concerning’ or a sign of ‘good things’? What Australia’s flu record means

October 23, 2025

Victorian Department of Health: Local mpox transmission in Melbourne

October 23, 2025

Survey: Understanding how non-scheduled and additional vaccines are administered in practice

October 23, 2025

Unbiased Science: Dying on Bradford’s Hill: The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s Favorite Epidemiology Trick

October 23, 2025

WHO: Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B

October 23, 2025

Measles reminder and alerts

October 23, 2025

ATAGI: Annual Statement on Immunisation 2025

October 16, 2025

TGA: AIVC recommendations for the composition of influenza vaccines for Australia in 2026

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)

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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

June 4, 2026

NIP: Adult pneumococcal vaccination – Program advice for health professionals
June 4, 2026

Immunisation Coalition: Vale: Prof Allan Cripps memorial tribute webinar on pneumococcal disease
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