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Dr Lea-Ann Kirkham and Dr Chris Blyth have been appointed as Co-Directors

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Immunisation plays an important role in preventing disease within our community. Watch Dr Chris Blyth answer some commonly asked questions about vaccines.

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My colleagues and I at Perth's The Kids Research Institute Australia study how to make current vaccines work better, reduce common side effects, and develop new vaccines.

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Just under 150 Perth women have contributed to major international research at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

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Perth researchers have begun a trial to test the effectiveness of a new vaccine to protect against the potentially deadly bird flu.

Research

Children with cochlear implants are at increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease, with national and international guidelines recommending additional pneumococcal vaccines for these children. This study aimed to examine the pneumococcal immunization status and rate of invasive pneumococcal disease in children with cochlear implants at a tertiary paediatric hospital over a 12-year period.

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Influenza vaccination is recommended to protect mothers and their infants from influenza. Few studies have evaluated the association between maternal influenza vaccination and child mortality. We aimed to evaluate the association between in utero exposure to seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) and mortality among young children.

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Our review highlights similarities and differences in the application of the test-negative design that deserve further examination

Research

Indigenous iTaukei had greater frequency and intensity of contact compared with Fijians of Indian Descent

Research

Based on descriptive analyses of this small study, S. aureus 3-antigen vaccine vaccination did not impact S. aureus acquisition or carriage