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.
Pharmacies and GPs are seeing an increase in people seeking a COVID-19 shot before Christmas,including younger people not yet recommended to receive another dose.
“Zero-dose children” account for nearly half of all child deaths from vaccine-preventable illnesses,as advocates warn that pandemic disruption to early years vaccination programs threatens a global health crisis.
This month named NSW’s Young Australian of the Year,Nikhil Autar finished his medicine degree over 12 years,while completing aggressive cancer treatment.
Australia’s chief medical officer has declared the emergency period of the COVID pandemic over,despite confirmation the nation is entering a new wave of infection.
The study known as a “controlled human infection model” has previously been controversial for Zika because of the risks to participants and lack of treatments.
As Victoria heads into the riskiest months for transmission,officials urging people in areas affected by the Buruli ulcer – including Melbourne’s inner-north – to avoid mosquito bites.
The past few days have been a reckoning for Pfizer,the pharma giant that gained most from the pandemic and has seen the biggest blow from its decline as demand for COVID shots and pills declined.