By Natasha Bita KIRSTEN and Mick Button were looking forward to a family holiday in Bali when the letter landed in their mailbox. From the West Australian Health Department, it urged them to vaccinate their children against the flu. A killer new strain of influenza, a mutant mix of human, avian and swine influenza viruses, […]
Call for body to monitor vaccines
By Julia Medow AUSTRALIA’S response to an outbreak of convulsions among children who received the flu vaccine last year was plagued by delayed reporting, communication breakdowns and insufficient data on immunisation rates, an independent review has found. Former chief medical officer John Horvath has called for major changes to the way vaccines are monitored in […]
