Single-shot vaccine could stop future pandemic
Scientists hail flu breakthrough that could confer lifetime immunity – ‘within five years’ – against future mutations after working on the influenza strain that killed millions after WWI.
Vaccinations
Inquest likely for Covid-19 vaccine death
Natalie Boyce, 21, died in hospital weeks after receiving a Moderna booster shot in 2022.
Woman dies after getting Covid vax
A 21-year-old university student died weeks after receiving a Covid-19 booster. The coroner has now signalled the future of the case.
Woman dies after getting Covid vax
A 21-year-old university student died weeks after receiving a Covid-19 booster. The coroner has now signalled the future of the case.
Outbreak fears as vaccine levels stall
Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic.
Affordable malaria breakthrough
Babies in Africa are about to receive doses of the world’s first affordable malaria vaccine, costing less than $6 a dose and paving the way for the eradication of malaria within a decade.
Infant respiratory virus vax in funding limbo
RSV cases have ballooned to more than 100,000 this year, but the federal government is playing coy with pharma bodies over treatment prices.
A quarter of Americans regret Covid-19 jab: poll
The poll result comes days after Kansas became the latest US state to sue pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for misleading and deceptive statements about its Covid-19 vaccine.
$1.8bn bid for African vaccines
A new $US1.2bn ($1.8bn) program to boost vaccine production in Africa is intended to give the continent more sovereignty in fighting numerous diseases, including a cholera resurgence.
Trial success for all-in-one Covid and flu jab
A single jab of combined flu and coronavirus vaccines could be made available in Britain after trial results showed a better immune response than separate injections.
Time to stop giving gongs to populist pollies
Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan – who led quasi-police states during the pandemic and wooed Chinese officials – have been handed top honours for caring more about politics than substance.
The cheerful doctor who pushed his body to extreme lengths
Michael Mosley covered stomach ulcers, cancer vaccines and ‘life before birth’ in a wide-ranging career that made him one of the most recognisable TV doctors.
Vaccine mandates ‘a terrible mistake’: ex-CDC chief
In an extraordinary interview with journalist Chris Cuomo, former CDC chief Dr Robert Redfield said Covid-19 vaccines were a ‘terrible mistake’ because young, healthy people didn’t need them.
ASX 200 ends up 1pc; Guzman IPO
Guzman y Gomez to list with $2.2bn value. Telix jumps on cancer drug ‘signal’. Household savings hit fresh record. Rival offer may revive BHP’s Anglo bid: Morningstar. CSL to help US stockpile avian flu vax.
Warnings as triple-threat flu wave hits state
One group of Australians has been given a dire warning before winter sets in, amid surging detections of flu, Covid and RSV.
Major manufacturing milestone for local biotech
Brisbane biotechnology company Vaxxas has reached a major manufacturing milestone, producing its 100th batch of needle‐free vaccine patches.
Covid vax withdrawn over side effects but ‘fear more deadly’
AstraZeneca withdrawn globally after manufacturer’s admission but leading infectious diseases physician says overblown fears probably caused more deaths.
AstraZeneca vaccine withdrawn globally
AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria Covid vaccine has been withdrawn globally, a year after it was discontinued in Australia.
Moderna takes the plunge on AI
The US firm is completing 13 drug trials in Australia – a process expected to move faster after it partnered with OpenAI to unleash artificial intelligence across its operations.
Vaccine hope for defeating brain cancer
A vaccine has shown promise at treating an incurable type of brain cancer in a groundbreaking clinical trial.
Cop loses Covid vaccine legal fight
A policeman who claimed forcing workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine was unlawful has lost his legal battle in the Supreme Court.
Cop loses Covid vaccine legal fight
A policeman who claimed forcing workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine was unlawful has lost his legal battle in the Supreme Court.
Covid vaccines saved thousands of lives
New research has revealed the huge number of deaths Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign likely prevented in NSW.
False hope of Labor’s sunny ‘Future Made in Australia’
Hard heads say betting taxpayer money on local production is costly and risky but the Prime Minister is doubling down.
Long Covid: $577bn bill and jabs in bin
Almost $580bn in Covid spending by governments locked-in a faster recovery that helped secure Jim Chalmers’ $22.1bn surplus, as figures reveal vaccine wastage hit 35.4pc.
States ‘should have led Covid vax rollout’
The commonwealth should have let states lead the vaccine rollout, been less secretive with information and provided more Defence Force personnel to states and territories, the Covid-19 inquiry has heard.
Qantas blasts states over virus bans
Qantas has attacked the states for imposing Covid restrictions as vaccine rates increased and public sentiment shifted, claiming they triggered unintended consequences and were disproportionate to the risk.
Flu crisis fears amid ‘vaccination fatigue’ and disinformation
Flu cases continued to hit new peaks as the sick season was arriving sooner and could hit harder than ever amid ‘vaccination fatigue’ and ‘disinformation campaigns’.
ResApp founder back to ASX with BlinkLab
BlinkLab executive chair Brian Leedman will hope to replicate his success at ResApp, which was bought out by Pfizer in a $179m deal, as his new venture heads to the ASX boards next month.
Suspended doctor’s wild court claim
A Melbourne doctor suspended from practising medicine over allegations she provided dodgy Covid exemptions has made a bold allegation in court.
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