Getting COVID booster alongside flu shot could reduce hospitalisations, study finds
As influenza cases continue to rise in the lead up to winter, a new study has found that getting a COVID-19 booster at the same time as the flu vaccination could reduce the rate of hospital admissions for both illnesses.
'Awful to watch': Perth mum's warning about her son's experience with RSV
By Jessica Rendall
The WA government has extended its free RSV immunisation program, which it says protected 22,000 babies last year, resulting in a 57 per cent drop in hospital admissions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-01/wa-government-renews-free-rsv-program-for-newborns/105363258
What you need to know about vaccinating your child against COVID this winter
By Georgie Hewson
The US has recently dropped the COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women. Here's what the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation says.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-30/do-i-need-to-vaccinate-my-child-against-covid-19/105357298
As measles explode overseas, could earlier jabs protect Australian kids?
By Paige Cockburn
Some Australian babies could face an increased risk of measles infection because of current vaccination guidelines, according to new research suggesting babies as young as four months may need to be vaccinated.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-30/children-measles-vaccination-schedule-research/105337274
Koalas under threat from urban creep and chlamydia
By Liz Gwynn
Australia’s iconic marsupial is up against a chlamydia epidemic, vehicle strikes and feral animal attacks. It's also under threat from the creep of urban development into its habitat.
US will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccine to children or healthy pregnant women
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr described it as a "commonsense" decision grounded in science.
Whooping cough rates soar in WA's north amid low 'on-time' vaccinations
By Ruby Littler
As whooping cough cases rise in Western Australia's Kimberley region, parents are being urged to vaccinate their children.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-25/high-whooping-cough-rates-in-kimberley/105317664
Whooping cough rates soar in WA's north amid low 'on-time' vaccinations
By Ruby Littler
As whooping cough cases rise in Western Australia's Kimberley region, parents are being urged to vaccinate their children.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-25/whooping-cough-kimberley-doctors-vaccination/105317664
