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Children with otitis media mount a pneumococcal serotype specific serum IgG and IgA response comparable to healthy controls after pneumococcal conjugate vaccinationWe investigated the suggestion that otitis-prone children have an impaired antibody response in the context of pneumococcal vaccination.
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Overall efficacy of HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against grade 3 or greater cervical intraepithelial neoplasiaWe report vaccine efficacy against CIN3+ and adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) in the end-of-study analysis of PApilloma TRIal against Cancer In young Adults.
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Safety and Immunogencity of a Prototype Adjuvanted Inactivated Split-Virus Influenza A (H5N1) Vaccine in Infants and ChildrenHighly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (H5N1) is a leading candidate for the next influenza pandemic, and infants and children may play an important role...
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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher awarded support fundingA Kids Research Institute Australia researcher has been awarded $10,000 from the New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) award.
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Immunogenicity and safety of a combined Haemophilus influenzae type b-NeisseriaNeisseria meningitidis serogroups B, C, and Y cause most meningococcal disease in industrialized countries...
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Pioneering technique opens new window on first week of lifeAn international team of researchers has pioneered a technique which gives unprecedented insight into the dramatic changes occurring in a baby’s body in the first week of life.
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Australian parents oblivious to true danger of the fluNew research investigating the devastating impact of the 2017 flu season by PAEDS-FluCAN, a national collaboration observing influenza in children, confirmed it was time to take action after thousands of children were hospitalised with the virus last year.
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Institute celebrates eradication of rubella in AustraliaThe eradication of rubella in Australia is evidence of the vital role vaccinations play in protecting our health, researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia say.
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Vaccine surveillance brings safety reassuranceIn 2010, a large number of children experienced febrile convulsions after receiving the FluVax vaccination and many parents began to question its safety.