Dr Priscilla Robinson This is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations around the world to … More
Category: Immunisation
Drugs, advocacy, and understanding public health’s ‘new frontier’: it’s conference week
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The Australian Public Health Conference 2021 starts this Thurday 23 September, and features a stellar … More
The CODE Update – 16 September
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations around the … More
Two Ruby Princess passengers on living with ‘long COVID’
Henry Karpik (left) and Don Jones Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Henry Karpik was blunt. “I was supposed to be dead,” … More
PHAA board member, Dr Summer May Finlay, part of community-led COVID19 vaccination campaign
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA One of the leading lights in Australia’s public health sector, proud Yorta Yorta woman, Dr Summer … More
A Q&A with a WHO expert on Defeating Meningitis
Melanie Parker – PHAA Intern The global COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed much of the other work public health professionals … More
Vaccine Hesitancy: Should We Be Worried?
Veronica Martinez Harris and Michelle I Jongenelis – PHAA members Never has there been a more important time in … More
Study shows restrictions on the unvaccinated won’t necessarily deliver COVID-19 vaccination success
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Today marks Day 171 of Australia’s vaccination rollout. It hasn’t been plain sailing, but as … More
The CODE Update – 15 July
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here There is not a lot of good world news this week, including what’s … More
Experts tell conference lack of vaccine remains our major issue
Jeremy Lasek, PHAA Just when you thought our COVID-ravaged world couldn’t get more crazy, we get a week like this … More
Immunisation in the COVID pandemic era – conference to dissect our biggest global challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic – the worst global public health emergency in a century – has changed the way we live. … More
The CODE Update – 27 May
Priscilla Robinson Click here to view the latest spreadsheet This has been a mostly much slower week in COVID-19 land, … More
US support for waiving COVID vaccine intellectual property is a huge step. Australia must follow
Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University Yesterday, the US Biden administration declared its support for waiving intellectual property rights, including patents, … More
Covid-19 Vaccines: Ethics and Who is “Us”
Terry Slevin A pandemic is not a competition between companies, but a race between humanity and a virus. (Nature editorial, … More
The CODE Update – 29 April
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet A short report this week as I am away from home without reliable internet … More
Over 700 health experts are calling for urgent action to expand global production of COVID vaccines
Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University and Michael Toole, Burnet Institute Today, we are joining over 700 health professionals and academics … More
The CODE Update – 22 April
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet This will be a very brief update as I am travelling this week. First … More
The CODE Update – 15 April
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet data Firstly, I think there needs to be some perspective on all of the … More
It’s that time of year again. New survey reveals where Aussies get their flu shots
Public Health Association of Australia Winter is coming…and every year influenza causes thousands of hospitalisations and hundreds of deaths in … More
The CODE Update – 7 April
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet data I hope you all had a happy and safe Easter break. There is … More
In the lead into Easter….it’s time for a deep breath
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO We’ve made our way through the unforgettable 2020. We’re coming out the other side and have … More
PNG in COVID crisis: Australia needs to urgently provide one million more vaccines
The PHAA’s One Health Special Interest Group Convenor, Dr Andrea Britton, recently returned from PNG where she’s been working for … More
The CODE Update – 1 April
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet data This week there seems to be an increase in cases and fatalities in … More
The CODE Update – 24 March
Priscilla Robinson View the latest COVID data spreadsheet here The main news of the week is that cases are up … More
The CODE Update – 17 March
Priscilla Robinson View this week’s spreadsheet This week there are some interesting – and slightly concerning – changes in patterns. … More
The CODE Update – 11 March
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here This week is pretty much business as usual (it feels rather like the … More
Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?
Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University News of the blockage of a shipment of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Europe to Australia … More
The CODE Update – 4 March
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet We have had some quite panicked publicity in Australia over the last three days … More