This award is in honour of young Riley Hughes, son of IFA co-founders Catherine and Greg Hughes, who passed away from whooping cough at the age of four weeks.

Whooping Cough Day provides a platform to shine a spotlight on the threat posed by whooping cough and simple ways that people can remain protected.

Join parents worldwide in the fight against meningitis. Learn, advocate, and protect our children from this silent threat.

Mabel had a great day exploring her new swing at her Brisbane home. She was six months old and Mum, Carly, had ensured Mabel was up to date with all recommended vaccinations. Later that night she vomited several times. In the morning Carly took her to the Queensland Children’s Hospital. After another unsettled night, tests confirmed, Mabel had pneumococcal meningitis.

Pneumococcal is a vaccine preventable disease.

Our guest Professor Julia Brotherton speaks to us about human papillomavirus and tells us who is at risk and what are the longer-term consequences of infection in men and women.

In this episode we hear the painful truth about Shingles, a condition that can last for a few weeks, but for some, symptoms can linger for years.

In the episode we meet Dr Rod Pearce and ask, what is the NIP, what vaccines are on listed, how do they get there and who’s ‘eligible’?

These two bacterial diseases are among the most dangerous in the world. That’s why our guest, Professor Robert Booy, has spent his career teaching us about meningococcal and pneumococcal. What are they, where do they come from and how can we protect ourselves and all our loved ones against them?

In this podcast episode of Matter of Vax, Professor Christopher Blyth joins host Stephanie O'Connell to discuss influenza and its impact on public health. He highlights the significant decrease in influenza cases and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic due to preventive measures such as vaccinations, travel restrictions, quarantine, hand hygiene, and mask-wearing.

In this podcast episode of Matter of Vax, Professor Christopher Blyth joins host Stephanie O'Connell to discuss influenza and its impact on public health. He highlights the significant decrease in influenza cases and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic due to preventive measures such as vaccinations, travel restrictions, quarantine, hand hygiene, and mask-wearing.

It was last winter, and Harper had the sniffles and a cough. Karl and I assumed she just had a bit of a cold. But within hours, she became very sick. 

RSV and Me is a campaign spearheaded by the Immunisation Foundation of Australia to shine a spotlight on RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), an unpredictable and potentially dangerous virus that puts thousands of infants in hospital each year and can cause serious long-term health issues. 

A spike in the number of cases of a highly contagious flu sweeping through New South Wales childcare centres has prompted a warning for parents.