27/03/2024 NCIRS webinar Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination update NCIRS webinar series Main navigation Australian Immunisation Handbook COVID-19 vaccines Immunisation coverage data and reports Education and training History of immunisation Immunisation schedules National and international resources NCIRS fact sheets, FAQs and other resources NCIRS webinar series 10/10/2024 – Falling childhood vaccination rates: current context and future strategies 08/08/2024 – Rabies, travel vaccines and global trends in vaccine-preventable diseases 27/03/2024 – Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination update 07/03/2024 – RSV vaccines for the protection of older adults 27/02/2024 – New RSV vaccine and antibody to prevent disease in infants 07/11/2023 - New shingles vaccine on Australia's NIP 22/09/23 – Vaccination for people with disability 05/05/2023: HPV in 2023 – latest vaccine recommendations and research 16/03/2023: COVID-19 and influenza vaccination update 2023 8/11/2022: Mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccines 01/09/2022: Emerging vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination for travel 12/05/2022: Preventing shingles (herpes zoster) and its complications using zoster vaccines - and a quick update on COVID-19 vaccines 05/04/2022: Managing seasonal respiratory viruses: Flu and SARS-CoV-2 Winter 2022 03/03/2022: Living with COVID-19: Getting back to immunisation business as usual 8/12/2021: COVID-19 in children and adolescents: vaccines, transmission at school and disease outcomes 13/10/2021: Weighing up the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination: a focus on safety - REGISTER NOW 26/08/21 - What’s next for Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program? 24/06/2021 - Supporting COVID-19 vaccine access in the Indo-Pacific 30/04/2021: Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program reset: navigating safety, acceptance and uptake 31/03/21: COVID-19 and 2021 influenza vaccines – the how, what, why and when 17/3/2021: COVID-19 vaccine safety in focus 19/2/2021: Out of the starting blocks: COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia - Part 2 12/02/2021 - Out of the starting blocks: COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia - Part 1 23/11/2020 - SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development: is a finish line in sight? 22/09/2020: Learning together – Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in NSW educational settings 16/6/2020 - National Immunisation Program changes: what you need to know 17/03/2020 - 2020 influenza program update 18/2/2020 - Measles a local, regional and global perspective 10/12/19 - Working together to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation 22/10/19 - Addressing parents’ immunisation communication and information needs and SKAI eLearning module & provider website launch 23/7/19 - HPV vaccination impact: successes and opportunities 4/6/19- Deadly diseases: a history and the current battle against measles 1/5/19 - Protecting our most vulnerable children from influenza: we can do better 20/3/19 - All you need to know about Flu in 2019 plus great new tool to support vaccination in pregnancy 18/2/2019 - Conversations with vaccine-hesitant parents: how the new SKAI website can help 21/11/18 - Australian Immunisation Register & Handbook Update 3/10/18 - Immunisation through an equity lens: New Zealand and global 19/09/18 Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: a practical approach 11/07/18 - National Immunisation Program schedule changes - Your questions answered 31/05/18 Maternal vaccination: The knowns and unknowns 23/4/18 - Active surveillance for immunisation programs 12/03/18 - Influenza prevention and control: We can do better 22/11/17 - Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP) 27/09/17 - Addressing vaccine hesitancy and refusal 23/08/17 Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccines 26/07/17 - Tuberculosis & the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine 24/05/17 Maternal Immunisation against Pertussis 22/03/17 - A One Health Approach to the Problem of Q Fever 22/2/17 - Pneumococcal vaccines for elderly adults UPCOMING - NCIRS Seminar Series - Tuesday 4 June - Deadly diseases: a history and the current battle against measles Patient communication resources Specialist immunisation services SKAI - supporting health professionals NCIRS newsletters Vaccine safety NCIRS webinar series Main navigation Australian Immunisation Handbook COVID-19 vaccines Immunisation coverage data and reports Education and training History of immunisation Immunisation schedules National and international resources NCIRS fact sheets, FAQs and other resources NCIRS webinar series 10/10/2024 – Falling childhood vaccination rates: current context and future strategies 08/08/2024 – Rabies, travel vaccines and global trends in vaccine-preventable diseases 27/03/2024 – Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination update 07/03/2024 – RSV vaccines for the protection of older adults 27/02/2024 – New RSV vaccine and antibody to prevent disease in infants 07/11/2023 - New shingles vaccine on Australia's NIP 22/09/23 – Vaccination for people with disability 05/05/2023: HPV in 2023 – latest vaccine recommendations and research 16/03/2023: COVID-19 and influenza vaccination update 2023 8/11/2022: Mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccines 01/09/2022: Emerging vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination for travel 12/05/2022: Preventing shingles (herpes zoster) and its complications using zoster vaccines - and a quick update on COVID-19 vaccines 05/04/2022: Managing seasonal respiratory viruses: Flu and SARS-CoV-2 Winter 2022 03/03/2022: Living with COVID-19: Getting back to immunisation business as usual 8/12/2021: COVID-19 in children and adolescents: vaccines, transmission at school and disease outcomes 13/10/2021: Weighing up the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination: a focus on safety - REGISTER NOW 26/08/21 - What’s next for Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program? 24/06/2021 - Supporting COVID-19 vaccine access in the Indo-Pacific 30/04/2021: Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program reset: navigating safety, acceptance and uptake 31/03/21: COVID-19 and 2021 influenza vaccines – the how, what, why and when 17/3/2021: COVID-19 vaccine safety in focus 19/2/2021: Out of the starting blocks: COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia - Part 2 12/02/2021 - Out of the starting blocks: COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia - Part 1 23/11/2020 - SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development: is a finish line in sight? 22/09/2020: Learning together – Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in NSW educational settings 16/6/2020 - National Immunisation Program changes: what you need to know 17/03/2020 - 2020 influenza program update 18/2/2020 - Measles a local, regional and global perspective 10/12/19 - Working together to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation 22/10/19 - Addressing parents’ immunisation communication and information needs and SKAI eLearning module & provider website launch 23/7/19 - HPV vaccination impact: successes and opportunities 4/6/19- Deadly diseases: a history and the current battle against measles 1/5/19 - Protecting our most vulnerable children from influenza: we can do better 20/3/19 - All you need to know about Flu in 2019 plus great new tool to support vaccination in pregnancy 18/2/2019 - Conversations with vaccine-hesitant parents: how the new SKAI website can help 21/11/18 - Australian Immunisation Register & Handbook Update 3/10/18 - Immunisation through an equity lens: New Zealand and global 19/09/18 Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: a practical approach 11/07/18 - National Immunisation Program schedule changes - Your questions answered 31/05/18 Maternal vaccination: The knowns and unknowns 23/4/18 - Active surveillance for immunisation programs 12/03/18 - Influenza prevention and control: We can do better 22/11/17 - Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP) 27/09/17 - Addressing vaccine hesitancy and refusal 23/08/17 Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccines 26/07/17 - Tuberculosis & the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine 24/05/17 Maternal Immunisation against Pertussis 22/03/17 - A One Health Approach to the Problem of Q Fever 22/2/17 - Pneumococcal vaccines for elderly adults UPCOMING - NCIRS Seminar Series - Tuesday 4 June - Deadly diseases: a history and the current battle against measles Patient communication resources Specialist immunisation services SKAI - supporting health professionals NCIRS newsletters Vaccine safety Watch our webinar on the latest updates relating to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination, including 2024 Australian Government program recommendations and available vaccines. Our panel of leading experts presented on:influenza and COVID-19 disease and vaccination trends in 2023–2024vaccines for influenza and COVID-19 in 2024, their effectiveness and safety, and Australian Government program recommendationspractical tips for vaccinating patients against influenza and COVID-19, including co-administration, pharmacy vaccination and answers to other frequently asked questions. ResourcesInfluenza vaccines – frequently asked questions (FAQs) – NCIRSCOVID-19 vaccines – frequently asked questions (FAQs) – NCIRS Preventing respiratory disease in 2024This webinar forms part of an NCIRS series covering the latest developments in the prevention of respiratory disease in Australia in 2024. Other webinars in the series include New RSV vaccine and antibody to prevent disease in infants and RSV vaccines for the protection of older adults. Presentation recordings Professor Kristine Macartney – Director, NCIRS Kristine Macartney is a paediatrician and infectious disease specialist. She is a medical graduate of the University of NSW and has over 20 years of experience in vaccinology.She has experience working in the US at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was a founding member of the US Vaccine Education Center. Her Doctorate of Medicine was on rotavirus infection, in particular the mucosal immune response to novel vaccine candidates. She is interested in all aspects of vaccine preventable disease research, particularly policy development, vaccine safety and prevention of viral diseases. She is the Senior Editor of the Australian Immunisation Handbook. Kristine is a Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and has a conjoint academic appointment as Professor in the Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health at the University of Sydney. Professor Kanta Subbarao – Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza Kanta Subbarao was appointed Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza and Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in 2016. Prior to her arrival in Melbourne, she was Chief of the Emerging Respiratory Viruses Section of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, (National Institutes of Health) in the US from 2002 to 2016 and of the Molecular Genetics Section of the Influenza Branch at the US Centers for Disease Control and prevention from 1997 to 2002. Previously, she was Chief of the Molecular Genetics Section of the Influenza Branch at the CDC in Atlanta (1997–2002). Kanta is a virologist and a physician with specialty training in paediatrics and paediatric infectious diseases. Over a career spanning 30 years, she has worked on molecular virology and vaccine development for emerging viruses that pose a potential pandemic threat, including influenza viruses, SARS and MERS and SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses. An internationally recognized leader in the field of influenza with a sustained record of research excellence, Kanta has published 234 peer-reviewed publications in leading international biomedical journals and 92 reviews, chapters or commentaries. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, the American Academy of Microbiology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. She serves on the editorial boards of PLOS Pathogens, Cell Host & Microbe, the Journal of Virology, Med and Cell. Professor Allen Cheng – Director, Infectious Diseases – Monash Health Allen Cheng is an infectious diseases physician and professor in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University. He is a member of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and the National Respiratory Infections Surveillance Committee. Previously, he was Chair of the Advisory Committee for Vaccines (2017–22), Co-Chair of ATAGI (2018–21), Deputy Victorian Chief Health Officer (2020–21) and a member of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (2020–22). Allen is a past president of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (2020–22). Dr Ben Smith – Staff Specialist, Immunisation – NCIRS Ben Smith is an infectious diseases specialist and general paediatrician. He joined NCIRS in January 2021 and is involved in vaccine clinical trials and policy work. Dr Helen Quinn – Acting Associate Director – NCIRS Helen Quinn is an Acting Associate Director at NCIRS and has a conjoint academic appointment as Senior Lecturer in the University of Sydney Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School. She has 19 years’ experience working in immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases across the areas of disease surveillance, vaccine safety and vaccine policy. Helen is the senior technical editor of the Australian Immunisation Handbook and has been an author on 96 publications. Q&A panel – Associate Professor Bette Liu – Staff Specialist, Immunisation – NCIRS Bette Liu is a medically trained epidemiologist with extensive national and international experience in the design, conduct and analysis of large-scale epidemiological studies using record linkage of administrative heath data, and e-medical records. She trained in medicine and public health at the University of Sydney and obtained her doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Oxford. 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