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.
日期： 17 July 2025
时间： 5:30–8:30 pm AEST
地点： online
Learn more and register on the ACAH website.
NEJM: Measles 2025
A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reviews the current epidemiology of measles and addresses recommendations for prevention.
The authors note that the recommended age for the first dose of measles-containing vaccine depends on the waning of maternal antibodies and the risk of measles exposure. The review highlights immunity gaps in young infants, and examines the utility of an early or additional vaccine dose for more effective protection.
Read the article in full here: Do LAH, Mulholland K. Measles 2025. N Engl J Med. Published online June 25, 2025. doi:10.1056/NEJMra2504516
WHO: Measles case data for the Western Pacific Region
TGA: Correct administration of RSV vaccine and antibody products
这 治疗用品管理局 (TGA) has recently published a safety update with advice on how to avoid errors when administering RSV vaccine and antibody products.
The advice has been published in response to reports of administration errors. The article reminds prescribers and providers that each product is indicated for different patient groups, includes a summary of RSV products and administration errors, and provides advice for preventing errors.
MVEC recently published an error alert on RSV products, which outlines RSV errors reported in Victoria. This alert summarises error prevention, and procedures to follow in the event of an error.
Read the TGA article in full
MVEC：呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）
MVEC: Vaccine errors: prevention, management and open disclosure (eLearning course)
MVEC: Flyers for ‘Abrysvo for pregnant people’ flyer
New MVEC website section: Flyers
We are excited to share that you can now access some of MVEC’s most popular infographic resources on our website. MVEC regularly posts vaccine education on social media, including visual content that was previously only viewable on Instagram @mvecau.
In our new Flyers section of the MVEC Media library, download A4 PDF versions of popular graphics.
NIP: Change to measles-containing vaccine supply
From 1 July 2025, there are new arrangements for the supply of measles-containing vaccines under the 国家免疫计划（NIP）. Whereas previously both GSK and CLS supplied these vaccines, now only GSK will supply them.
Vaccine providers cannot place new orders for CSL’s M-M-R II (MMR) or Varivax (varicella). But existing stock should still be used until it either expires or runs out.
Providers can now only order GSK’s Priorix (MMR), Priorix-Tetra (MMR) and Varilrix (varicella).