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Immunisation Weekly Update: FluMist program – Ends June 2026 Flu Checker Tool  Yellow fever guidelines updated  Measles alert for Sutherland Shire  Education FluMist program – Ends June 2026  In NSW, FluMist nasal spray influenza vaccine is free for children aged 2, 3 or 4 years old as part of the NSW Nasal Spray Influenza Vaccination Program.   The FluMist nasal spray will only be available until June 2026.  Clinicians should strongly encourage FluMist vaccination for all eligible children. Influenza can cause serious…

Immunisation Weekly Update: Eight vaccines linked to a lower risk of dementia  Introduction of AIR due and overdue rules for influenza   Poliovirus found in wastewater in Western Australia  Vaccination is the best preparation: childhood and winter resources  Education  Eight vaccines linked to a lower risk of dementia  Gavi has reported that a number of large observational…

CESPHN Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist Transition Grants Program Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Healthcare Network (CESPHN) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs) interested in participating in an Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist (ACOP) Transition Grants Program. The program provides structured funding to support RACHs to embed…

Immunisation Weekly Update: Re-emergence of diphtheria – ensure your patients are vaccinated  World Immunisation Week  Co-administration of influenza and pertussis vaccination safe during pregnancy  Education  Re-emergence of diphtheria – ensure your patients are vaccinated  The Australian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) have issued a statement warning about the re-emergence of respiratory diphtheria, and…

Immunisation Weekly Update: RSV vaccine now free for older adults FluMist® nasal spray vaccine For every generation, vaccines work – World Immunisation Week 2026 influenza coverage data Personalised vaccination schedule tool for parents Education RSV vaccine now free for older adults From May 15, adults aged 75 and over can…

Immunisation Weekly Update: The importance of immunisation QI activities Pertussis vaccine in adults Common vaccine administration errors Measles alert for Sydney Education The importance of immunisation QI activities New data shows that childhood immunisation coverage in Australia has reached a five‑year low, leaving tens of thousands of children unprotected against…