Influenza vaccine update for children under 3 years
FluQuadri (0.5 mL) can now be administered to infants and children from 6 months of age - see our updated reference page for details.
Influenza Vaccine Recommendations
New immunisation reference page: Kawasaki disease and vaccines
Kawasaki disease is a relatively uncommon illness that mostly affects children under five years of age. Blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed causing a collection of symptoms. There is no scientific evidence of vaccines causing Kawasaki disease, however precautions must be taken with live vaccines if an episode of Kawasaki disease has been treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
See our new reference page, Kawasaki disease and vaccines 了解更多信息。
Measles in Samoa: how a small island nation found itself in the grips of an outbreak disaster
Samoa's measles crisis continues. As of December 12, there have been 4,995 confirmed cases of measles and 72 deaths. With increasing vaccination coverage the situation is slowly improving.
The following article by Katherine Gibney may help to provide some clarification as to how this disaster occurred.
For further information about measles, please refer to our MVEC page: 麻疹
New immunisation reference page: Western Health immunisation service
The Western Health Immunisation Service at Joan Kirner Women and Children's Hospital was opened in July 2017. The clinic is a walk in clinic for families with children up to the age of 20. Pregnant women and their partners can also access the available services.
请看我们的 Western Health Immunisation Service reference page 了解更多信息。
Presentations now available from November CVU
Thank you to all those who attended our recent Clinical Vaccinology Update held at Monash University in Caulfield. It was another successful event and we look forward to sharing the details of next years event with you soon.
Our speakers have kindly shared their presentations and they are now available to download through our 事件 页。
New NCIRS report - Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
NCIRS (The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance) have released two new reports focused on immunisation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) has published Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Vaccination Coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People which is accompanied by a summary report, Vaccination for our Mob.
View both reports 这里.
NCIRS are hosting an upcoming webinar – Working together to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation; on Tuesday 10 December at 1pm. Katrina Clark (NCIRS National Indigenous Immunisation Coordinator) and Patrick Cashman (Hunter New England Health Immunisation Coordinator) will be hosting. Find out more and register to attend the webinar 这里.
Samoa makes measles vaccinations compulsory after outbreak kills 32
Samoa has declared a state of emergency over its measles outbreak and a mass immunisation campaign is underway.
According to health authorities in Samoa, the death toll from a measles epidemic has cost the lives of 32 people. Most of the victims were aged under 4, 3 people aged between 10-19 have died and one adult aged in their 30's. The total number of reported measles case has soared to over 2400.
ABC: Samoa makes measles vaccinations compulsory after outbreak kills 32.
New reference page: G6PD and vaccines
G6PD deficiency is a genetic disorder in which the body does not have enough of an enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase. If you are G6PD deficient, prevention of infection is important. Read more about G6PD and vaccines on our G6PD reference page.
Why vaccination against polio is important
Studies show measles more dangerous than doctors realised
Two recent studies published by British and American researchers indicate that contracting measles is even more dangerous than doctors had realised, with findings suggesting that the measles virus destroys immunity that the victim has acquired to other diseases.
ABC News: Measles more dangerous than doctors realised, destroying the immune system's memory