Diseases
Don’t let preventable diseases affect your health.
The Immunisation Coalition provides information about common vaccine preventable diseases, particularly those that can affect adults, including adolescents.
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Immunisation protects Australians at every age. Learn how vaccination saves lives, prevents disease outbreaks, and supports healthy communities through the…
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Protecting teens through vaccination. Learn about the key vaccines recommended for adolescents, including HPV, meningococcal, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough,…
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Protecting Australian adults through vaccination. Adults make up the largest unvaccinated group in Australia, increasing disease risk for everyone. Learn…
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Protecting children through vaccination. Learn why timely vaccines matter, which vaccines are free on the National Immunisation Program, and how…
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Stay informed about COVID-19 in Australia — symptoms, variants, vaccines, treatments, and prevention. Learn who’s most at risk, how often…
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The flu is more than a cold — protect yourself and others every year. Learn who’s most at risk, why…
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Herd immunity protects vulnerable people by slowing disease spread when enough of us are immune. Learn how vaccination builds community…
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Vaccines help your body build immunity safely. Learn how vaccines train the immune system to recognise and fight infections, what…
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Learn how to protect yourself against HPV — a common virus linked to genital warts and several cancers. Find out…
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Immunisation protects you at every stage of life. Learn about routine, travel, and lifelong vaccinations that keep you, your family,…
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Vaccination protects you, your family and your community. Learn the facts about vaccine safety, effectiveness and lifelong protection against serious…
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Discover the basics of immunisation. Learn how vaccines work, why herd immunity matters, and the key facts that help protect…
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Find out how to protect yourself from the flu — a serious viral infection that causes thousands of hospitalisations in…
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Flu can be serious for kids — even healthy ones. Learn why children under 5 are at higher risk of…
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Flu vaccination protects more than your lungs — it can also save your heart. Learn how influenza increases the risk…
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Healthcare Professionals Guides
Our immunisation guides for Healthcare Professionals provide up to date and easy to follow information on immunisations for various preventable diseases.
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Antiviral Treatments For Influenza Guide
Antivirals can reduce the severity and duration of influenza, especially in high-risk patients. This guide outlines available treatments, when to use them, effectiveness, side effects,…
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Essential COVID-19 clinical reference: latest vaccine schedules, antiviral protocols, risk stratification & treatment guidelines for healthcare professionals.
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90% of Australians get HPV – but new single-dose protocols are transforming prevention! Get the latest evidence-based updates every healthcare professional needs.
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Essential influenza reference for healthcare professionals: vaccination schedules, antiviral treatments, high-risk groups, prevention strategies, and the latest evidence-based clinical updates.
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Rapidly progressing and potentially fatal, meningococcal disease requires urgent recognition and prevention. This guide covers symptoms, high-risk groups, vaccine schedules (MenACWY, MenB), effectiveness, and safety…
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Whooping cough is highly contagious and especially dangerous for infants. This guide covers symptoms, high-risk groups, vaccine schedules, maternal immunisation, prevention strategies, and treatment updates…
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Pneumococcal disease can cause pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis, with the highest risks in young children, older adults, and immunocompromised people. This guide provides information on…
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants, and can also cause severe illness in older adults. This guide…
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Shingles is a painful reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, most common in older adults and immunocompromised people. This guide covers symptoms, complications like post-herpetic neuralgia,…
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Vaccination During Pregnancy Guide
Vaccination during pregnancy protects both parent and baby from serious diseases. This guide covers recommendations for whooping cough, influenza, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines, highlighting safety,…
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Upcoming Events
The Immunisation Coalition hosts a range of infectious disease-specific educational events throughout the year to support healthcare professionals and promote public health.
Shingles Webinar
27th Annual Scientific Meeting
Masterclass: Vaccination of Older People

Latest News
Keep up to date with all the news from the Immunisation Coalition and vaccinations in Australia
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Evidence and expert-based recommendations for maternal, infant, and adult immunisation against RSV
RSV Expert Meeting 10 June 2025 Held at the CDIC, 10-12 June, Adelaide Convention Centre Evidence and expert-based recommendations for maternal, infant, and adult immunisation…
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Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) Annual Statement on Immunisation 2025
The ATAGI 2025 Annual Statement on Immunisation is the fourth publication in this series. The statement highlights the key successes, trends and challenges in the…
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Enhancing longevity: the additional benefits of vaccination in older adults
Microbiology Australia https://doi.org/10.1071/MA24049 Submitted: 12 August 2024 Accepted: 8 October 2024 Published: 28 October 2024 © 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing…
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Omega: An Infectious Diseases Program for Y9-10 students
Science Teachers Feedback Survey We need your input to help roll out this FREE, teacher and student friendly, online educational resource on infectious diseases. It’s NEW in Australia…
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About Us
The Immunisation Coalition is an independent not-for-profit charity registered organisation focused solely on providing information to Healthcare Professions and the General Public to increase vaccination rates against preventable infectious diseases.


We collaborate with like-minded organisations such as Primary Health Networks, State Public Health Departments, Federal and State Government Health Departments and other organisations and societies to address undervaccination.












