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Our interdisciplinary team initiated a project to inform the COVID-19 vaccination programme. We developed a novel research co-creation approach to share emerging findings with government.
Optimising our national Covid-19 vaccine program could be one step closer thanks to new research now underway at The Kids Research Institute Australia investigating the most effective, long-term strategies for booster vaccinations.
Many parents may be feeling anxious and confused about what COVID-19 means for pregnant women, babies and children.
In an Australian-first study, researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia are investigating the effects of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of more than 2,000 families in the northern suburbs of Perth, measuring their perceived stress, financial hardship and family functioning during the pandemic.
Global rates of invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease surged from September 2022, exceeding pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, showing atypical seasonality and disproportionately affecting children. We previously described the epidemiology of iGAS among Australian children from mid-2018 to end 2022 using data from the Paediatric Active Enhanced Diseases network and here provide updated clinical epidemiology for 2023 and 2024 to help inform public health strategies.
The Kids Research Institute Australia position on schools and COVID-19 in Western Australia
A letter to the WA public from Jonathan Carapetis and Fiona Stanley.
The research that is reducing the impact on families done by The Kids Research Institute Australia.
Ask our experts a question about the COVID-19 pandemic.
A number of organisations have created COVID-19 resources specifically developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.