influenza
Flu vaccine won’t definitely stop you from getting the flu, but it’s more important than you think
Flu vaccine won’t definitely stop you from getting the flu, but it’s more important than you think While the flu vaccine cuts your chance of coming down with influenza, that’s …
Could we be facing a flu pandemic?
The number of new flu viruses is increasing and could lead to a pandemic, say Australian epidemiologists C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Head of the School of Public Health and …
DDS supports kids with flu jabs
Discount Drug Stores is encouraging consumers to get their flu jabs and help protect children at the same time The banner group is supporting the health of impoverished children in …
Forum: Cheap flu vaccine not for high-risk patients
“Please correct me if I’m wrong, but this vaccination expert is effectively stating that any influenza vaccine currently available in Australia, being as I read it, the 2016 vaccine, should …
Avoid ‘cheap’ pharmacy vaccination, high-risk patients told
High-risk patients should wait for a free vaccine, instead of getting a “cheap” flu jab at the pharmacy, flu experts have said In a piece in MJA InSight, head of …
2017 flu vaccines confirmed
The Federal Government has secured a supply of new vaccines to protect against four strains of influenza virus for this season This year’s quadrivalent influenza vaccines will cover two A …
First interns to start intern year with flu jab accreditation
University of Sydney Master of Pharmacy graduates undertake accredited influenza vaccination training Recently registered intern pharmacists from the University of Sydney’s Master of Pharmacy degree program this week completed the …
A shot in the arm
New study provides another boost for the reach and efficacy of pharmacist influenza vaccination A wide range of Australians who would otherwise not be vaccinated against influenza would do so …
Flu jab in pregnancy not linked to autism spectrum disorders
A large study has found no evidence of a link between flu vaccination during pregnancy and an increased risk of children developing autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Researchers looked at the …
2017 flu vaccine strains announced
The flu viruses to be included in the 2017 Australian vaccine have now been announced. The Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee with the TGA in Canberra to recommend influenza viruses to …
Here’s the current state of flu in Australia
Spread of flu across the country remains at generally low levels, although government says it’s too early to call potential severity of the season The geographic spread of influenza activity has …
T-cell discovery brings universal flu jab closer
Researchers are one step closer to creating a universal, one-shot influenza vaccine following the discovery that T cells, essential in the immune response to influenza, can recognise and attack emerging, …