Cathy Thomas

HH Newsletter February 2015

The Influenza Vaccine  for 2015 will contain the following three virus strains: A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus A/Switzerland/9715293/2013(H3N2)-like virus B:aB/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus (Yamagata lineage)   This represents two strain changes from the flu vaccine used in the Northern Hemisphere The flu vaccine will not be available until late March

Polio was one of the most dreaded diseases, an infectious disease that invades the nervous system and can cause paralysis and even death. It’s not so long ago in this country in the 1960’s that parents were too afraid to let their kids play in groups at the local playground. My mother, a nurse, would … Read more

Polio was one of the most dreaded diseases, an infectious disease that invades the nervous system and can cause paralysis and even death. It’s not so long ago in this country in the 1960’s that parents were too afraid to let their kids play in groups at the local playground. My mother, a nurse, would … Read more

The Catalyst program on ABC last Thursday certainly stirred up the cholesterol debate. This article from the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday presents some interesting comments on the topic from experts around the country. There are many risk factors involved with cardiac disease not just high cholesterol … high blood pressure, obesity, an unhealthy diet, … Read more

The Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) met with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA ) on the 11th of October and proposed adopting the WHO ( World Health Organisation) recommendations; the trivalent influenza vaccine components for the Australian 2014 influenza season should contain the following: A (H1N1): an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1) – like virus, 15 µg HA per dose … Read more