Immunisation

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A new monitoring tool is making vaccine rollouts safer

Researchers are using large datasets to investigate rare vaccine side effects and respond to community concerns faster

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Public attitudes to immunity passports

As Australia and the world navigates its way to a post-COVID-19 normality, what role should immunity passports play and what does the public think?

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Getting a COVID jab is safer than taking aspirin

Risk of rare side effects of COVID-19 vaccines are being greatly exaggerated: they are far safer than many regular medicines says University of Melbourne expert

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Learning as we go during vaccine rollout

As Australia begins its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, there’s still a lot we don’t know. But the real-world data from other rollouts have clues that can help us modify as we go

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The science behind the search for a COVID-19 vaccine

Unless a new treatment is discovered, developing a vaccine is crucial to controlling COVID-19. In this special report, our experts explain the complex challenge of creating, testing and distributing a potential vaccine to end the coronavirus

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Immunising kids against pneumonia

Across the Asia-Pacific, too many children are still dying from pneumonia, but a new study in Laos is proving that vaccinating the most vulnerable can protect entire communities

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Our ‘killer’ cells’ role in life-long flu vaccine

Killer immune cells that can fight all strains of influenza virus provide the potential for a universal, one-shot flu vaccine

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But I got my flu shot? Why the flu vaccine works for some and not others

New research has discovered why some people aren’t immune to the flu even after they’ve had the vaccination

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Vaccination: A numbers game that adds up

Immunisation is widely accepted, but the higher the coverage the safer we’ll all be