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| News What to expect in the days after your XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine

In the final months of 2023, Australia experienced a steady increase in COVID-19 hospital

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| News Shingrix® vaccine safety data now available

New vaccine safety data published by AusVaxSafety have shown more than half of Shingrix® vaccine

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| News AusVaxSafety monitoring monovalent Omicron XBB.1.5 variant COVID-19 vaccine safety

On 20 November 2023, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) issued

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| News AusVaxSafety commences enhanced surveillance of Shingrix® following addition to the NIP schedule

On 1 November 2023, Shingrix® replaced Zostavax® on the National Immunisation Program (NIP)

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NCIRS, Kids Research, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Cnr Hawkesbury Rd & Hainsworth St, Westmead Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145 Tel (612) 9845 1433  |  Fax (612) 9845 1418  |  ABN 53 188 579 090

Our website meets the criteria for credibility and content as defined by the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety.

We acknowledge that the National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS) is on the land of the traditional owners the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the First Australians, and recognise their culture, history, diversity and their deep connection to the land. Together, through research and partnership, we aim to move to a place of equity for all. NCIRS also acknowledges and pays respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations from which our research, staff and community are drawn.