The West Australian government has announced free flu vaccines for residents older than six months for the third year in a row.
There are above-average cases of flu and RSV,as well as the nation’s first surge in whooping cough since the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Two years ago,German doctors stumbled across news reports of a man being investigated for receiving scores of COVID-19 vaccines with no medical explanation.
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman said the government would consider the ruling. Businessman Clive Palmer,who funded the case,claimed it was a world first.
Queensland suffered through its worst year for flu in 2023 in decades. And our “soldier on” mentality – which never really went away – isn’t helping.
For the first time,Australian researchers have sought to put a number on how much better newer vaccines shield us from severe disease.
Strict vaccination rules require hospital workers to have at least one booster shot,but easing the lingering mandate would bring Victoria in line with other states,and has been backed by vaccine experts.
After a second Christmas without her son,Stacey Chater is fighting to make the vaccine that could have saved him free for all babies and teenagers.
The federal government promoted that over-65s would be able to receive a new shingles vaccine from November,but GPs have only received a handful of shots.
Unless the left can articulate a plausible vision of the future,some progressives will continue to be attracted by the uncluttered certainty of conservatism.
Some pockets of NSW,Queensland and Victoria have much lower vaccination rates,as “vaccine refusal” continues to persist.