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Professor Bryce Vissel.

Shingles-dementia link gives weight to a ‘heretical’ theory

The shingles vaccine seems to give some protection against dementia. But why?

  • Liam Mannix

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Flu cases

‘Perfect storm of infection’: First-quarter flu cases hit high

Doctors have warned that record influenza detections between January and March could be an “ominous sign” for the cooler months.

  • Broede Carmody

Joe Rogan won’t give us all measles but he’s one part of a bigger problem

Vaccination is crucial to public health. But misinformation is not the only challenge facing decision-makers to keep our community safe.

  • Julie Leask and Dr Katie Attwell
Holy Family Medical Centre at Dulwich Hill, in Sydney’s inner west.

‘I just burst into tears’: Sydney GP gave wrong vaccine to newborn

The incident occurred months after health authorities discovered the GP’s clinic had incorrectly stored vaccines, potentially leaving more than 1000 patients unprotected against diseases.

  • Kate Aubusson
Brisbane mother Amelia and her young family. Two of her children were hospitalised with influenza, while she herself was also battling an infection.

‘2025 could easily be another bad year’: Infections already spiking in Qld

Last winter, one Brisbane mother saw two of her children admitted to different hospitals as beds ran out. This year, infection rates are already high.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

Falling vaccination rates in this country endanger us all

Governments should set tougher targets for parts of the country that are being left behind and where children are in danger.

  • Peter Breadon and Wendy Hu
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A dctor injecting a young child with a vaccination

Anti-vax parents share tips online on how to flout no jab, no play childcare laws

Experts have raised the alarm about anti-vaccine networks sharing tactics for skirting Victoria’s no jab, no play laws, while immunisation rates among children continue to decline.

  • Nicole Precel and Henrietta Cook
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr was confirmed and sworn in as US health secretary.

RFK Jr becomes US health secretary after lone Republican votes ‘no’

A disgraced Australian celebrity chef has the ear of America’s new health secretary, who has promoted vaccine scepticism and wants fluoride out of the water supply.

  • Michael Koziol
CSL has seen lower vaccination rates in the US, which hit sales of its flu shots.

Falling vaccination rates in Trump’s America hit Australian giant

CSL’s profits have taken a hit from Americans’ reluctance to get vaccinated, sending its shares downward.

  • David Swan
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr testifies during the second hearing for his pending confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services.

RFK Jr on defensive as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance

A key Republican has joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the top health official nominee’s scepticism of routine childhood vaccinations.

  • Amanda Seitz and Stephen Groves

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