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Top honour for infectious diseases researchCongratulations to Associate Professor Asha Bowen, who has been awarded the 2022 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.

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Free vaccines for pregnant mums see monumental rise in protection for WA babiesNew collaborative research involving almost 600,000 pregnant mothers has demonstrated a dramatic increase in uptake of the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine after identifying just 22 per cent of WA women had the maternal vaccination between 2012 – 2017.

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Time for WA’s ‘wait awhiles’ to get vaccinatedResearchers leading a study into COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy say a sub-group of people they’ve dubbed the ‘wait awhiles’

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Clinical trial to examine whether “mixing” COVID-19 vaccine boosters is more effectiveTop infectious disease experts in Australia will lead a clinical trial to determine whether combining different Covid-19 vaccines in the nation’s booster immunisation will increase effectiveness.

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The Kids researchers named as finalists in 2020 Premier’s Science AwardsTwo The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been named as finalists in the 2020 Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards.

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New Co-directors for the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious DiseasesDr Lea-Ann Kirkham and Dr Chris Blyth have been appointed as Co-Directors

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Watershed approach to improve cystic fibrosis treatmentThe Kids researchers are pioneering an exciting new approach to clinical trials, which aims to fast-track the best treatments for people with rare and complex diseases.

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Skin infections flying under the radarThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have confirmed that skin infections in many Aboriginal children across northern Western Australia are going unrecognised.

We are looking for children to take part in an important study that will assess a new treatment designed to prevent ongoing ear infections in kids having grommet surgery.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is looking for healthy babies (born from 35 weeks of pregnancy onwards) to take part in an important study evaluating a new medication that may help prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease.