Victoria: RSV program for older Victorians
On 14 July 2025 it was announced that Victoria will deliver a vaccination program to protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The RSV vaccine Arexvy will be free for residents aged over 60 years in public and Aboriginal community-controlled aged care services.
RSV is a virus that causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Children under 1 year of age, those with underlying medical conditions, the older population and immunocompromised prople are more likely to experience serious disease causing hospitalisation.
RSV vaccines are currently recommended but not widely funded for all adults over 75 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 60 to 74 years, and adults with specified medical conditions aged 60 to 74 years (Arexvy or Abrysvo).
RSV vaccination is recommended and funded for pregnant people from 28 weeks’ gestation (Abrysvo only).
Read more about the new program đây
MVEC: Virus hợp bào hô hấp (RSV)
MVEC: Vaccine administration error alert: Incorrect RSV prevention product
Mirage News: Australia declared free from bird flu in poultry
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has declared the eradication of H7 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in Victoria. There have been no new cases on H7 HPAI since 24 February 2025.
Avian influenza (bird flu) viruses are classified as low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) or HPAI. HPAIs generally cause severe disease and higher mortality than LPAIs.
Mirage News: Australia free from bird flu in poultry
CHOP: 9,000 reasons for routine childhood hepatitis B vaccination
Các Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently published an article outlining the importance of hepatitis B vaccination. Key points include:
- hepatitis B virus and its proteins can be transmitted in amounts of blood not detectable to the naked eye and the virus can live for up to 7 days on surfaces and objects; this means it can be transmitted in unexpected ways
- babies infected early in life – whether through undiagnosed hepatitis B in their mother or unwitting exposure to infected blood – often develop chronic, undiagnosed hepatitis B which they then continue to spread
- hepatitis B vaccines are safe and they work.
Read the full article here
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Register now: ACIPC Conference
The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control will hold its 2025 ACIPC International Conference from 16–19 November in Hobart.
Learn more and register on the ACIPC Conference website.
Register now: Aotearoa New Zealand Immunisation Conference 2025 and pre‑conference workshop
This year’s conference and pre-conference workshop will be held from 3–5 September in Hamilton.
Earlybird registration is open until 25 July 2025.
Learn more and register on the Immunisation Advisory Centre website.
National Immunisation Strategy for Australia 2025–2030
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing recently published Australia’s latest 5-year national immunisation strategy, to increase and sustain immunisation uptake in Australia.
The strategy defines 6 priority areas:
- improve access to immunisation, with a focus on equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other priority populations
- build trust, understanding and acceptance of immunisation in communities
- use data more effectively to target immunisation strategies and monitor performance
- strengthen the immunisation workforce
- harness new technologies to respond to the evolving communicable disease and vaccine landscape
- implement sustainable reform in vaccine program governance, program delivery and accountability.
Read the strategy in full on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing website.
Immunisation Coalition: 2025 COVID-19 webinar
Các Immunisation Coalition will host its 2025 COVID-19 Webinar on 23 July 2025. Moderated by Dr Andrew Minton, the webinar will feature Prof Gary Grohmann.
Ngày: 23 July 2025
Thời gian: 6:00–7:00 pm AEST
Learn more and register on the Immunisation Coalition event page.
Immunisation Coalition: Navigating newborn and infant RSV immunisation in general practice webinar
On 22 July, the Immunisation Coalition will host a webinar on RSV immunisation in newborns and eligible infants in their second RSV season. Chaired by Prof Peter Richmond, the webinar will feature Dr Sarah Chu and Dr Leon Levitt.
Ngày: 22 July 2025
Thời gian: 7:00–8:00 pm AEST
Learn more and register on the Immunisation Coalition event page.
PBC Baby Expo: MVEC with Immunisation Foundation of Australia
Các Immunisation Foundation of Australia (IFA) will be present at the upcoming Melbourne Pregnancy Babies and Children’s Expo on Saturday 12 July and Sunday 13 July.
IFA will be handing out immunisation booklets and other goodies. Representatives from MVEC will join IFA at the expo – come and say hi!
Dates: 12 and 13 July 2025
Thời gian: 10 am – 4 pm each day
Vị trí: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
PBC Baby Expo information and tickets
Academy of Child and Adolescent Health: Primary Care Workshop
Tickets are available now for the Academy of Child and Adolescent Health (ACAH) Primary Care Workshop: A Paediatric Update to be held on 17 July.
Designed for primary care physicians, the workshop features 5 topics:
- Common rashes in paediatrics
- Paediatric respiratory infection and vaccination update (presented by MVEC director Prof Nigel Crawford)
- Adolescent medicine for the primary care practitioner
- Paediatric travel medicine
- Panel discussion: Common cases in paediatrics.
Ngày: 17 July 2025
Thời gian: 5:30–8:30 pm AEST
Vị trí: online
Learn more and register on the ACAH website.