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Why is a vaccine which can help prevent a majority of meningococcal B cases not available free to all Australian children and adolescents?

The death of 18-year-old graduate Ally Behan has sparked calls for the meningococcal B strain vaccination to be subsidised and added to the National Immunisation Program.

Late winter and early spring is peak season for meningococcal, a fast-acting and sometimes fatal disease.

NSW Health is urging parents and young people to be alert to the symptoms of meningococcal disease and act immediately if they appear.

New South Wales Health has issued an alert over meningococcal after a Sydney man died with the disease.  

Greece has set the goal of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030, in line with the strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO). The disease is currently

The National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council has announced the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) as a Program Management Unit (PMU) through which the NVI will be responsible for managing national funding for vaccine research, development and manufacturing in Thailand from the fiscal year 2023 onward.

By Elizabeth Hart Is Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s News Corp media group dictating Australia’s vaccination policy? The Murdoch media group’s relentless No Jab, No Play campaign was adopted by the Australian government, becoming the coercive No Jab, No Pay law...

Australia currently has its first cases of childhood respiratory diphtheria since 1992. So why are we seeing diphtheria now? And what role does travel play in its spread?

If you’re over 65, you’ll likely get an immune-boosting flu shot. And there are options for those who don’t want a vaccine made with eggs – though the standard shots are safe for those with allergies.