COVID cases are rising in Australia, with Victoria seeing a 55 per cent increase in the past week, and NSW following closely behind with a 29 per cent spike. 

The new NB.1.8.1 strain is sublineage of Omicron and descends from the JN1 variant, which is what the current vaccine protects against.

Also, we take a look at a potential gap in measles vaccination in early infancy that ATAGI is being asked to offer advice on.

References

• Measles Seroprevalence in Infants Under 9 Months of Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Gene–Environment Interaction Affects Risk of Atopic Eczema: Population and In Vitro Studies