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An open letter to WA families

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.

Vaccine trial aims to curb ‘superbug’

Sarah Le Roi knows well how debilitating Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can be. She was struck down with the 'superbug' while on holiday in the US.

Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Research Seminar Series 2014

Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Research Seminar Series 2014.Genetic and functional studies of leishmaniasis: understanding the role of HLA

Trans Tasman action to fast track rheumatic fever vaccine

Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand have agreed to provide $3M to help fast-track the development of a vaccine against rheumatic fever.

Infectious Disease & Vaccination Public Seminar

Hear the facts about vaccination and infectious disease from some of Australia's leading experts: Professor Jonathan Carapetis, Dr Peter Richmond

State Immunisation Strategy Released

The State Government has launched a new strategy for improving immunisation rates among WA children, to prevent outbreaks of diseases like measles & meningitis

Repeated vaccination does not appear to impact upon influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization with confirmed influenza

These findings reinforce current recommendations for annual influenza vaccination, particularly those at greatest risk of influenza disease.

Repeat pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in Indigenous Australian adults is associated with decreased immune responsiveness

These findings highlight the critical need to evaluate the efficacy of future pneumococcal vaccine programs in the Australian Indigenous populations that recommend repeated doses of 23vPPV.

Strongyloides seroprevalence before and after an ivermectin mass drug administration in a remote Australian Aboriginal community

We report the impact on Strongyloides seroprevalence after two oral ivermectin mass drug administrations (MDAs) delivered 12 months apart in a remote Australian Aboriginal community.

Birth outcomes for Australian mother-infant pairs who received an influenza vaccine during pregnancy, 2012-2014: The FluMum study

We assessed the safety of receiving an influenza vaccination during any trimester of pregnancy with respect to preterm births and infant birthweight.