MatterofVax
Episodes
When meningococcal strikes with Lily O'Connell
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lily, a young woman in her early twenties and a student pursuing her second degree, recounts her harrowing experience in 2017 when she became critical...
Understanding Measles and Vaccination with Professor Christopher Blyth
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Christopher Blyth has nearly two decades experience in clinical paediatric and infectious diseases research. He is ...
Vaccine Development and Safety with Professor Nicholas Wood
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Wood is a General Paediatrician, Senior Staff Specialist and Associate Director, Clinical Research and Services at the National Centre for Im...
Vaccine Advocacy with Catherine Hughes
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Hughes, a passionate immunisation advocate, recounts her personal story of loss and her mission to combat vaccine-preventable diseases. Afte...
Understanding Mpox with Dr. Gary Grohmann
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gary Grohmann is former Director of Immunobiology and World Health Organization (WHO) Essential Regulatory Laboratories at the Therapeutic Goods A...
Travel Vaccines with Dr Deb Mills
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Travel can expose you to new health risks and knowing what those risks are and how to prevent them could be the difference between a good holiday or b...
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) with Prof Tom Snelling
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'Matter of Vax' Professor Tom Snelling, Director of Health and Clinical Analytics, University of Sydney, joins host Steph O'Connell...
RSV with Dr Nusrat Homaira
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Matter of Vax, Steph O'Connell discusses the highly infectious Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) with Dr. Nusrat Homaira, a paediat...
Hepatitis with Nafisa Yussf
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Matter of Vax, host Steph O'Connell discusses the critical issue of hepatitis with public health professional Nafisa Yussf. They de...
Vaccination in Pregnancy with Prof. Michelle Giles
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matter of Vax - Pregnancy and Vaccines with Dr. Michelle Giles In this episode, host Steph O'Connell talks with Dr. Michelle Giles, an infectious dise...
National Immunisation Program with Dr Rod Pearce
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steph speaks with Dr. Rod Pearce, the Chair of the Immunisation Coalition and former member of the Australian Technical Advisory Group...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) with Professor Julia Brotherton
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "Matter of Vax" podcast, host Steph O'Connell interviews Professor Julia Brotherton, a public health physician and professor of can...
Influenza with Professor Christopher Blyth
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode of Matter of Vax, Professor Christopher Blyth joins host Stephanie O'Connell to discuss influenza and its impact on public hea...
Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Diseases with Professor Robert Booy
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Matter of Vax Podcast, host Steph O'Connell interviews Professor Robert Booy about pneumococcal and meningococcal diseases. Pneumoc...
Shingles with Dr. Paul Van Buynder
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Matter of Vax podcast, host Steph O'Connell discusses shingles and vaccines with guest Dr. Paul Van Buynder, a public health ph...
Let's talk; long COVID, flu and what's next with Dr Anthony Byrne
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of MatterofVax, we’re joined by Assoc. Professor Dr Anthony Byrne, a Thoracic Physician at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney and a...
ICU During COVID-19
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of MatterofVax, we’re joined by Dr Sasha Richardson, ICU intensivist at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, to talk about the relentle...
Heads up. Our Language Matters.
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Renza Scibilia. A diabetes advocate, international speaker and media spokesperson for most of her life. We chat about how H...
Getting Vaccinated and Staying Safe For Life
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Then there were three. We start with the tough questions about COVID vaccines on everyone’s lips then ask; “should we have a choice of vac...
How Do Communities Manage Risk of a Pandemic?
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy enough to find yourself at risk in a pandemic. For so many patients, caregivers, family and friends, managing that risk is already a w...