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COVID Update – Fourth jab, Ba2 update, flurona, antivirals

Ba2, Deltacron, Omicron and other variants- the winter booster - for which patients? An update on the other vaccines and the COVID antivirals.

Clinical Articles

Does COVID surge equal vaccination failure?

Despite the increasing numbers of infections, Covid vaccines are still effective, particularly if people are fully vaccinated, says Dr Paul Griffin, Director of Infectious Diseases at the Mater in Queensland.

Videos

High-dose quadrivalent vaccine for the prevention of influenza in persons aged 60+

In this Product Explainer, Prof Andrew Sindone, Cardiologist and Director of the Heart Failure Unit at the Concord Hospital explains the cardiovascular advantages of a high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine for active immunisation for the prevention of influenza disease indicated for use in persons 60 years of age and older (5 mins).

Clinical Articles

What’s the latest on long COVID?

With long COVID becoming recognised as a significant consequence of COVID infection, it is evident we will need to stay ahead of prevention and treatment of the new variants of this virus

Videos

Conversations on meningococcal disease with parents

In this Product Explainer, Paediatrician and Paediatric Immunologist A/Prof Peter Richmond explains which patients are most at risk for meningococcal B, the risk reduction benefits of meningococcal B vaccination and why it is important to have conversations with parents in which the risk/benefits of vaccination are clearly explained (5 mins).

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COVID variants, antivirals, vaccines & vaccine hesitancy

Overseas travel and COVID - booster before travelling? What’s the evidence? The more transmissible OMICRON subvariant... is there any cause for concern here?

Podcasts

Pertussis in older Australians – More serious than you think

Key features of pertussis as it appears in adults, when to suspect it, and how to diagnose and treat it- the opportunities that exist to reduce the morbidity and mortality from whooping cough by targeting older adults.

Videos

Expanded indication for herpes zoster vaccine

In this Product Explainer, Prof Tony Cunningham AO will provide an update on the recombinant (ie non-live) Herpes Zoster vaccine including a practical explanation of which patients satisfy the “immunocompromised” criteria (7 mins).

Podcasts

COVID Update – ATAGI, Fourth booster, Novavax, Post-COVID heart risk

A clinical overview of Novavax, is a fourth booster imminent for Australia? Post-COVID cardiovascular risk.

Podcasts

Update on shingles vaccination – Lecture

Prof Tony Cunningham AO outlines all the latest evidence and information in relation to shingles

Podcasts

COPD, COVID and other jabs

COVID is not the only preventable infectious disease - influenza, pertussis, and pneumonia are also very important

Videos

The first cell culture influenza vaccine available in Australia

In this Product Explainer, A/Prof John Litt AM, Public Health Physician explains the differences between the “traditional” egg-based influenza vaccines and the potential advantages of the first cell culture based influenza vaccine available in Australia (5 mins).

Infectious diseases

COVID Update – Fourth jab, Ba2 update, flurona, antivirals

Ba2, Deltacron, Omicron and other variants- the winter booster - for which patients? An update on the other vaccines and the COVID antivirals.

Does COVID surge equal vaccination failure?

Despite the increasing numbers of infections, Covid vaccines are still effective, particularly if people are fully vaccinated, says Dr Paul Griffin, Director of Infectious Diseases at the Mater in Queensland.

High-dose quadrivalent vaccine for the prevention of influenza in persons aged 60+

What’s the latest on long COVID?

With long COVID becoming recognised as a significant consequence of COVID infection, it is evident we will need to stay ahead of prevention and treatment of the new variants of this virus

Conversations on meningococcal disease with parents

COVID variants, antivirals, vaccines & vaccine hesitancy

Overseas travel and COVID - booster before travelling? What’s the evidence? The more transmissible OMICRON subvariant... is there any cause for concern here?

Pertussis in older Australians – More serious than you think

Key features of pertussis as it appears in adults, when to suspect it, and how to diagnose and treat it- the opportunities that exist to reduce the morbidity and mortality from whooping cough by targeting older adults.

Expanded indication for herpes zoster vaccine

In this Product Explainer, Prof Tony Cunningham AO will provide an update on the recombinant (ie non-live) Herpes Zoster vaccine including a practical explanation of which patients satisfy the “immunocompromised” criteria (7 mins).

COVID Update – ATAGI, Fourth booster, Novavax, Post-COVID heart risk

A clinical overview of Novavax, is a fourth booster imminent for Australia? Post-COVID cardiovascular risk.

Update on shingles vaccination – Lecture

Prof Tony Cunningham AO outlines all the latest evidence and information in relation to shingles

COPD, COVID and other jabs

COVID is not the only preventable infectious disease - influenza, pertussis, and pneumonia are also very important

The first cell culture influenza vaccine available in Australia

In this Product Explainer, A/Prof John Litt AM, Public Health Physician explains the differences between the “traditional” egg-based influenza vaccines and the potential advantages of the first cell culture based influenza vaccine available in Australia (5 mins).

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Ba2, Deltacron, Omicron and other variants- the winter booster - for which patients? An update on the other vaccines and the COVID antivirals.

Despite the increasing numbers of infections, Covid vaccines are still effective, particularly if people are fully vaccinated, says Dr Paul Griffin, Director of Infectious Diseases at the Mater in Queensland.

With long COVID becoming recognised as a significant consequence of COVID infection, it is evident we will need to stay ahead of prevention and treatment of the new variants of this virus

Overseas travel and COVID - booster before travelling? What’s the evidence? The more transmissible OMICRON subvariant... is there any cause for concern here?

Key features of pertussis as it appears in adults, when to suspect it, and how to diagnose and treat it- the opportunities that exist to reduce the morbidity and mortality from whooping cough by targeting older adults.

In this Product Explainer, Prof Tony Cunningham AO will provide an update on the recombinant (ie non-live) Herpes Zoster vaccine including a practical explanation of which patients satisfy the “immunocompromised” criteria (7 mins).

A clinical overview of Novavax, is a fourth booster imminent for Australia? Post-COVID cardiovascular risk.

Prof Tony Cunningham AO outlines all the latest evidence and information in relation to shingles

COVID is not the only preventable infectious disease - influenza, pertussis, and pneumonia are also very important

In this Product Explainer, A/Prof John Litt AM, Public Health Physician explains the differences between the “traditional” egg-based influenza vaccines and the potential advantages of the first cell culture based influenza vaccine available in Australia (5 mins).

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