Vaccination

Sunday, September 27

Childcare no-vaccination ban policy on table

A Bill that would exclude unvaccinated children from enrolling in and attending early childhood care centres in South Australia is now under public consultation.

A short history of vaccine objection, cults and conspiracy theories

When we hear phrases like vaccine objection, vaccine refusal and anti-vaxxers, it’s easy to assume these are new labels used in today’s childhood vaccination debates.

When resources are scarce, deciding who should be front of the queue for the flu vaccine is an ethical minefield. Photo: www.shutterstock.com

Who should get the flu vaccine first in a pandemic?

Australia needs to think about who gets the flu vaccine first – paramedics, prisoners or the public – before the next pandemic strikes and supplies run low.

Remembering Jack: why SA vaccination study is so important

After enduring nearly eight years of devastating loss, Gill and Oren Klemich urge South Australian families to get involved in a study which is offering free vaccination against Meningococcal B – the disease that claimed the life of their son.

Free meningococcal vaccine for SA teenagers

Sixty thousand South Australian teenagers will get access to a free vaccine against the most common strain of meningococcal for the first time next year.

Interactive: Anti-vaxxers winning in hundreds of SA suburbs

Have immunisation levels dropped below the 90 per cent needed for “herd immunity” in your suburb? Use our interactive maps to find out.