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Index composite for story on Craig Nolte, who died in July in what was the first case of Australian bat lyssavirus in NSW.

Craig was treated for a bat bite. He died eight months later

Health authorities are investigating the “breakthrough” infection that led to Ballina tradie Craig Nolte’s death – NSW’s first from the rare bat lyssavirus.

  • Angus Thomson

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The Chater family – Ralph, Shayne, Stacey and Harry – with a photo of son and brother Brayden. Brayden died suddenly in 2022.

Stacey lost her son to meningitis. Here’s what she wants you to know

He had complained of a headache and a runny nose but less than 24 hours later Brayden was pronounced brain dead. His mum wants to prevent it happening to someone else’s son.

  • Robyn Willis
The Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Sunshine.

Western suburbs walk-in vaccination service axed

The children’s service in St Albans will close despite a recent jump in vaccine-preventable diseases.

  • Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
Tens of thousands of Australians are still catching the disease each day.

Teachers, business owners granted COVID vaccine appeal

A group of educators and small business owners will be granted their day in court to fight the “unlawful” COVID-era vaccination mandate.

  • Savannah Meacham
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr: having an anti-vaxxer in charge of America’s health system can’t be healthy for a company that wants to grow its vaccine business.

The Kennedy curse is hitting Australia’s vaccine giant

Having a renowned anti-vaxxer in charge of America’s health system can’t be healthy for a company that wants to grow its vaccine business.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Bottles of Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics’s Molnupiravir antiviral medication arranged in a warehouse.

COVID antivirals are heavily marketed. It’s not clear how well they work

The expensive medication does little to prevent hospitalisation or death for people who are vaccinated against the virus, a new Australian analysis of randomised controlled trials has found.

  • Liam Mannix
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Preliminary data suggests there might be some slight increase in mild shingles immediately after the shingles vaccine.

Shingles vaccine may increase mild shingles risk for a few weeks, new data shows

The Victorian scientists who spotted the perplexing new signal say their data still shows strong protection from the jab.

  • Liam Mannix
Kristy Gatt with son Blake, who was hospitalised with RSV after missing the window for free immunisation.

Kristy thought this virus was mild. Then her baby ended up in hospital

Many babies are heading into winter without full protection against the leading cause of severe respiratory illness in infants.

  • Angus Thomson
Advanced intravital imaging shows memory B cells (red) interacting with macrophages (white) inside a lymph node (blue).

Left arm or right? Why it matters where you get your vaccine

These scientists sought to answer a simple question. They ended up stumbling upon a discovery that could pave the way for a new generation of vaccines.

  • Angus Thomson
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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