{"results":[{"title":"Does the flu vaccine give you flu? 5 questions about the vaccine answered","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-flu_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/does-the-flu-vaccine-give-you-flu","publisheddate":"2026-05-20","summary":"
Winter is coming, and with the cold weather comes respiratory viral infections, including influenza. Here are five common questions you might have about the flu and the flu vaccine, and our answers.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Mental images directly linked to vaccine hesitancy and uptake in pregnant women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/vaccine-imagery_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/mental-images-directly-linked-to-vaccine-hesitancy-and-uptake-in-pregnant-women","publisheddate":"2026-05-05","summary":"
New international research shows vivid mental images experienced by pregnant women when they think about vaccination directly influence their decision whether or not to get vaccinated.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Experts explore vaccine hesitancy at public forum","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/vaccine-draw-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/experts-explore-vaccine-hesitancy-at-public-forum","publisheddate":"2026-04-20","summary":"
Vaccine hesitancy and public confidence in immunisation will be the subject of a public policy discussion.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"}]},{"title":"Can Florida really end vaccine mandates? What would this mean for the US and countries like Australia?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/conversation-vaccines-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/can-florida-really-end-vaccine-mandates-what-would-this-mean-for-the-us-and-countries-like-australia","publisheddate":"2025-09-05","summary":"
Florida moves to scrap childhood vaccine mandates, risking lower coverage and disease outbreaks, echoing RFK Jr's anti-vax rhetoric and deepening US polarisation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"'What voice do we have?' First Nations people faced unique challenges during COVID","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/first-nations-covid-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/march/what-voice-do-we-have-first-naitons-people-faced-unique-challenges-during-covid","publisheddate":"2025-03-10","summary":"
Recent research shows the COVID pandemic hampered the ability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in WA to connect with their community and practise traditional culture.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/conversation-vaccine-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/march/nsw-may-end-its-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-health-workers-that-doesnt-mean-it-was-a-bad-idea-in-the-first-place","publisheddate":"2024-03-28","summary":"
As New South Wales considers removing its COVID vaccine mandate for health-care workers, it's important to explore how to do it in the right way.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Queensland ruling doesn't mean all COVID vaccine mandates were flawed. Here's why","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/qld-vaccine-mandate-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/february/queensland-ruling-doesnt-mean-all-covid-vaccine-mandates-were-flawed-heres-why","publisheddate":"2024-02-29","summary":"
This week, Queensland Supreme Court Justice Glenn Martin declared the state’s COVID vaccine mandate for police officers was unlawful.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Centre for Health Law and Policy"}]},{"title":"New book explores effects of US mandatory childhood vaccine policy","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2023/childhood-vaccines-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2023/august/new-book-explores-effects-of-us-mandatory-childhood-vaccine-policy","publisheddate":"2023-08-14","summary":"
A new book that examines the recent history, politics and ethics of childhood vaccine policy in the United States argues that clashes over vaccine policy pre-date Covid-19 and dramatically shaped what happened during the pandemic. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Study reveals University community supported vaccine mandates","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2022/uni-vaccine-mandates---card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2022/august/study-reveals-university-community-supported-vaccine-mandates","publisheddate":"2022-08-17","summary":"
A study by researchers at The University of Western Australia found the University’s staff and students strongly supported COVID-19 vaccination mandates.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Quick News"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Why you don't want to play COVID-19 factoid tennis","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2022/covid-argument-card---944x522-copy.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2022/march/why-you-dont-want-to-play-covid-19-factoid-tennis","publisheddate":"2022-03-15","summary":"
What should you do if unvaccinated people start quoting information about COVID-19 that you know has no scientific basis?","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Centre for Social Impact"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Media"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Quick News"}]}]}