Getting more kids vaccinated on time: Strategies and broader policy considerations to address caregiver-identified barriers to childhood immunisation in Australia
A recent article published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health explores evidence-based, feasible strategies to improve childhood vaccination coverage.
The authors propose a multi-sectoral, multi-component approach: improve service access and utilisation; support provider education and advocacy; support parent confidence and engagement with vaccination; and facilitate providers’ access to immunisation data.
Read the full article here, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health: Getting more kids vaccinated on time: Strategies and broader policy considerations to address caregiver-identified barriers to childhood immunisation in Australia
Immunisation Coalition: 2025 Shingles Webinar
On 19 November, the Immunisation Coalition will host a webinar providing an update on shingles epidemology and current trends in vaccination rates. The webinar will feature A/Prof John Litt and Dr Andrew Minton.
日期： 19 November 2025
时间： 6:00–7:00 pm AEDT
Learn more and register on the Immunisation Coalition’s event page.
MVEC: Zoster herpes (shingles)
Immunisation Coalition: DTPa immunisation for U5 year olds (webinar)
On 5 November the Immunisation Coalition will host a webinar exploring the importance of maintaining high DTPa coverage in early childhood.
The webinar will feature A/Prof Nusrat Homaira and Dr Andrew Baird, moderated by Dr Rod Pearce.
日期： 5 November 2025
时间： 6:30–7:30 pm AEDT
Learn more and register on the Immunisation Coalition’s event page.
更新免疫参考页：日本脑炎
Spread to humans through mosquito bites, Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a rare but potentially serious disease.
Booster doses are now recommended for individuals who remain at ongoing risk of exposure, to be administered 1 to 2 years following the primary course of vaccination. (Boosters are recommended where primary course was with JEspect, or where primary course was administered with Imojev at < 18 years).
MVEC的 JE reference page has been updated with the booster recommendations. The page includes information on JE disease, epidemiology and prevention recommendations.
AAP Fact Check: Debunking vaccine misinformation
Recently the AAP Fact Check team has assessed several vaccine-related claims, debunking myths about: the impact of COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand; aerosol vaccines in Brisbane; and the benefit of tetanus vaccines.
An article circulating online suggests that New Zealand’s vaccine rollout caused an increase in COVID-19 deaths. The Fact Check team demonstrates that an increase in COVID-19 deaths was related to increased transmission, and that high vaccination rates were estimated to have contributed to 4600 to 9500 lives saved between January 2022 and June 2023.
Read the full article here, AAP Fact Check: No, vaccination wasn't the cause of COVID deaths in NZ
An Instagram post tied images of undulatus cloud formations over Brisbane to myths surrounding the development of a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine. Contrary to the Instagram post’s implication that the new vaccine is being deployed by aircraft, the needle-free vaccine Canadian researchers are developing cannot be administered this way, and would be inhaled through a mouthpiece. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the clouds are a natural weather phenomenon.
Read the full article here, AAP Fact Check: Claim about aerosol vaccine operation clouds the truth
Another Instagram posts claims that tetanus vaccination provides little benefit, promoting vitamin C as an alternative treatment. The Fact Check team shows that tetanus infections and deaths declined significantly following the introduction on tetanus vaccines. Fact Check systematically addresses the many claims made in the original video, providing evidence for the safety and importance of tetanus vaccination.
Read the full article here, AAP Fact Check: Tetanus vaccine claims shot down by experts