IDIE Media
IDIE’s experts and research being featured in various media.
Featured
Meru Sheel profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases
IDIE's team leader, A/Prof Meru Sheel, was recently profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases. The profile takes readers to her journey from vaccine development to emergency responses to training the next generation of global health practitioners and advocating for...
IDIE Updates, Media, and Podcasts
Should the shingles vaccine be free for all adults?
In the past two decades, there has been a rise in reported cases of shingles among younger adults aged 25-49, despite it often thought as an older person's disease. In Australia, those aged 65 and older are eligible for a free shingles vaccine, along with other groups...
Where should Australia put its weight in regional pandemic preparedness?
The recent outbreak of different diseases puts a pause in our step to think about pandemic preparedness. Yet, Australia's budget contribution to global health programs have fallen in recent years. In Development Intelligence Lab's 'The Intel,' Prof Meru Sheel details...
Who needs another COVID vaccine – and who might be able to skip it?
COVID-19 might feel like the past, but it can still lead to hospitalisation and deaths in older people, pregnant women, and those with underlying chronic diseases. So who should get a COVID vaccine, its booster, and how often? IDIE's Prof Meru Sheel deep-dives into...
The Global Race to Detect the New Outbreak
In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, Professor Meru Sheel spoke to examine whether global health systems are prepared for the next major infectious-disease outbreak. Drawing on her work in infectious-disease epidemiology, vaccine research, emergency...
The Briefing: Should we be worried about hantavirus?
There's a cruise ship off Africa that's infected with hantavirus – but what exactly is hantavirus? How does it spread? Should we be worried about this disease? In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Professor Meru Sheel, an epidemiologist from...
Coming Together to Think Forward: Reflections from the IDIE Planning Day
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Infectious Diseases, Immunisation & Emergencies (IDIE) team came together for a full-day planning session at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science in Chowder Bay. Bringing together IDIE members, including our lead Professor Meru...
Evaluating the Lao PDR Electronic Immunisation Registry
The Lao PDR Electronic Immunisation Registry (EIR) evaluation examined early implementation of a DHIS2-based digital immunisation registry across 26 health facilities in Vientiane Capital and Vientiane Province. Healthcare workers reported high acceptance and ease of...
When is the best time to get your flu shot?
IDIE's Prof Meru Sheel together with Prof Allen Cheng of Monash University recently wrote an op-ed explaining when is the best time to get your flu shot. The article emphasised the importance of getting a flu shot in protecting against hospitallisation and the need...
Fiji Co-design workshop on interventions to improve Vaccination for Children with Disability
The Infection, Immunisation, and Emergencies (IDIE) team at the Sydney School of Public Health recently held a co-design workshop in Suva, Fiji, focused on designing interventions to strengthen vaccination for children with disability. Building on the...
Systematic review underscores the value of pro-equity strategies in immunization programs
A new systematic review by members of the IDIE team "Systematic review of pro-equity strategies to improve vaccination among priority populations" was recently highlighted in the Immunization Economics Community of Practice newsletter. The article highlight the team's...
Profile pieces
Meru Sheel profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases
IDIE's team leader, A/Prof Meru Sheel, was recently profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases. The profile takes readers to her journey from vaccine development to emergency responses to training the next generation of global health practitioners and advocating for...
Profile pieces
Profile, Women in STEM on the lessons from an unprecedented year, Women’s Agenda (https://bit.ly/3z8A8ry), 2020 Profile, Canberra’s Dr Meru Sheel, an infectious diseases expert on the virtual frontline (https://bit.ly/3geYsPU), 2020 Profile, Johnson...