Vaccination
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The terrifying experience that made me a fierce supporter of vaccines
I don’t want any children, or any new parents, to go through what we did.
- Jane Caro
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This virus is surging in China. In NSW, it’s already passed
Cases of human metapneumovirus have declined in NSW, while health authorities continue to monitor elevated COVID infections over the festive period.
- Angus Thomson
- Exclusive
- Research
‘We don’t have a Team Australia approach’: Vaccine facility rejects plea for help
A request by NSW to access a taxpayer-funded Moderna mRNA facility was knocked back, raising more questions about how much value Australia is getting from the facility.
- Liam Mannix and Paul Sakkal
Former celebrity chef Pete Evans to publish cookbook with RFK Jr
The book will be published by Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defence, an organisation known as one of the country’s largest anti-vaccine groups.
- Nick Ralston
‘Dangerous’: Caroline Kennedy blasts cousin RFK Jr’s vaccine views
The departing US ambassador said: “I grew up with him, so I’ve known all this for a long time; others are just getting to know him.”
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Illness
It started as a headache. By evening, James was unresponsive to his name
After losing core years of his young life to COVID-19 lockdowns, my teenage son’s life was almost claimed by an entirely avoidable illness.
- Fiona Hall
- Exclusive
- Coronavirus pandemic
How the Morrison government passed over an Australian company for a US pharmaceutical giant
Australia’s audit office will probe the Morrison government’s $2 billion deal with US pharmaceutical giant Moderna to set up vaccine manufacturing in Australia.
- Paul Sakkal and Liam Mannix
- Editorial
- For subscribers
The US may ‘go wild’, but Australia must protect vaccination sentiment
As the US faces the possibility of health policy driven by an anti-vaxxer, Australia must tackle rising vaccine scepticism following the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Herald's View
Free RSV vaccines for mothers and babies as cases spike by 37,000
The respiratory virus is the leading cause of hospitalisation for infants, with 12,000 babies admitted each year. Before next winter, protection for mums and bubs will be free.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Cylas stops breathing every night. This year, more than 26,000 children caught the same disease
Australia is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record driven by a rise in cases among children as vaccination rates dip.
- Kate Aubusson
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