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People are being urged to ensure they've had their vaccination with the 'flu season expected to hit in Western Australia within weeks.
You are invited to register to attend the National Indigenous Immunisation Research Workshop 2013: lessons learnt and future directions Workshop.
Experts in Aboriginal infectious disease research are in Perth this week for the National Indigenous Immunisation Research Workshop (November 7-8).
Common myths about immunisation have been laid to rest in a new booklet written by top immunologists and published by the Australian Academy of Science.
Trial of new vaccine that could provide women with additional protection against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types known to cause cervical cancer.
Perth women are being invited to take part in a global study of an exciting new vaccine that could protect against cervical cancer
The main aim of the study is to provide timely surveillance data to public health authorities on severe influenza.
A new study has confirmed the changing pattern of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.
Vaccination is the injection of an inactivated bacteria or virus into the body. This simulated infection allows an individual's immune system to develop an adaptive immunity for protection against that type of illness. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, this results in herd immunity.
In 2024, the government of Western Australia introduced 'nirsevimab', a monoclonal antibody offering protection from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), for eligible infants. This study explores why parents of infants who were eligible to receive nirsevimab opted to decline or delay the immunisation.