Vaccines

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Health & Medicine

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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Health & Medicine

Just one dose of HPV vaccine benefits women worldwide

A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) provides years of protection from cancer and simpler vaccination programs

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Health & Medicine

The COVID-19 vaccine difference between men and women

New research finds there is a sex difference when it comes to the effectiveness and side effects of COVID-19 vaccines

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Health & Medicine

Indonesia takes an impressive step toward cervical cancer control

Indonesia is rolling out a free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine nationwide to protect women and girls from cervical cancer

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Sciences & Technology

Welcome to the mRNA revolution

A Melbourne-based startup has built an mRNA platform that Australian scientists can use to accelerate their research

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Health & Medicine

Cannibal immune cells could offer new treatment path

Researchers discover that a type of immune cell can cannibalise the properties of other cells, creating the potential for harnessing them for new therapies and vaccines

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Health & Medicine

Newborn vaccine set to save lives

The award-winning team behind an affordable and effective gastro vaccine is ensuring it will save as many newborn lives as possible globally

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Health & Medicine

Choose (vaccinated) life

Around four per cent of people hospitalised with COVID-19 are fully vaccinated – 96 per cent aren’t. One Emergency doctor says there’s no escaping the life-saving truth that vaccines do work

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Health & Medicine

The facts of vaccinating our kids against COVID-19

Does the risk versus benefit equation justify having my Year 7 child vaccinated against COVID-19? The answer is yes

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Health & Medicine

Australians more likely to get vaccinated after Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak

Victoria’s recent COVID-19 outbreak dramatically increased vaccinations in the state, and across Australia, more people are now keen to get the jab

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