Researchers at UQ are expanding their phase one trial of their vaccine candidate,calling for 96 people aged 56 and older to take part to get more data.
Making it extremely easy to access the vaccine,including through targeted interventions,may help to mitigate against the need for mandates.
Results from phase 2 trials of COVID-19 vaccines in the UK and China have shown promising results,and given hope for a local vaccine candidate just starting trials.
The first of 120 volunteers have been given a vaccine candidate developed by UQ which it is hoped will be approved for general use by next year.
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The disruption of air traffic has also created a massive backlog of vaccine shipments that could result in outbreaks of preventable diseases.
Queensland authorities are urging everyone to get their flu shots as soon as possible,but many GPs are still struggling to get stock of the general vaccine.
Seventy-four people were diagnosed with measles in Queensland in 2019,making it the state’s worst year for the disease since 1997.
Queensland health has secured 80,000 doses of the measles vaccine in an effort to avoid a repeat of 2019 which was the state's worst year for measles in 20 years
Queensland saw a horror flu season in 2019,with authorities urging people to get vaccinated early this year to prevent a repeat.
Researchers have discovered a virus which is harmless to humans that can be made to look like other viruses,meaning vaccines can be developed more safely.