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In adult and elderly participants, the full-dose aH5N1c vaccine formulation was well tolerated and met US and European licensure criteria for pandemic vaccines
Although Australia's program has impacted on the burden of varicella disease, single dose Vaccine Effectiveness against varicella hospitalisation is only moderate
Significant influenza-associated morbidity was observed in 2017 in Australia. Vaccine coverage and antiviral use was inadequate.
A more robust immune response after booster compared to a first dose in vaccine-naïve individuals, showed effective priming in an adolescent/young adult population
PPV is immunogenic in 9-month-old children at high risk of pneumococcal infections and does not affect the capacity to produce protective immune responses
One in four ED presentations in WA children are for ARIs, representing a significant out-of-hospital burden with some evidence of geographical disparity
Congratulations to prominent consumer advocate Catherine Hughes and The Kids Research Institute Australia honorary researcher Dr Noula Gibson, who have been named finalists in Research Australia’s 2023 Health and Medical Research Awards.
More than 1000 children are being sought for a study to learn more about sore throats and how best to prevent them.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Asha Bowen, who has been awarded the 2022 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.
Prof Jonathan Carapetis has been elected as a new Fellow of the prestigious Australian Academy of Science in recognition of his pioneering, paradigm-shifting expertise in infectious diseases.