child vaccination
Pharmacy vax support welcomed
Tassie and WA join other states that have extended their free flu vaccination programs, but there are renewed calls to lower the age of administration The Tasmanian Government has extended …
Most common reactions for kids’ vax rollout
Local reactions, chest pain, vomiting, fever and headache were some of the most common adverse reactions reported in kids aged 5-11 for the Pfizer vaccine The TGA has received about …
Significant pharmacy vaccine expansion for WA
WA expands pharmacist vaccine scope to include HPV vax and lowers the flu vax age to five years, as pharmacy bodies call for the same for all other states and …
No link between MMR vax and autism
The largest single study to date has concluded that MMR vaccination does not increased autism risk, even among children with other risk factors for autism A nationwide cohort study of …
Why do parents reject childhood vaccination?
Australians’ attitudes to vaccination are more complex than a simple ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ label Julie Leask, Associate Professor, University of Sydney; Margie Danchin, Senior Research Fellow and General Paediatrician, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Nina …