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Childhood influenza vaccination rates improves with better accessMore children across Australia are being vaccinated against the flu since funding was expanded and access widened under the National Immunisation Program
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Pneumococcal vaccine sees hospital admissions for deadly pneumonia slashed by halfThousands of children born in Papua New Guinea (PNG) no longer face a future cut short by severe pneumonia, thanks to the introduction of pneumococcal vaccination as part of the country’s National Immunisation Program.
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Study finds Covid-19 severity reduced for childrenAn international study examining Covid-19 severity on hospitalised children and adolescents has found that as the virus became more infectious, intensive care admissions dropped across multiple age groups regardless of vaccination status.
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Major grant empowers community voices to drive reduction in skin infectionsAboriginal community members throughout the Kimberley will take a lead role in driving healthy skin messages within their own communities thanks to a major funding boost to The Kids Research Institute Australia’s SToP Trial.
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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers awarded $11 million to support vital child health researchResearchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded more than $11 million to support vital child health projects, under the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.
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Study to protect babies from flu as flu season strikes earlyParents of babies in Perth and Adelaide are being urged to take part in a landmark study to examine the best ways to keep their child safe from influenza this winter, amid a surge in serious infections.
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The STAMP RSV ProgramSTAMP-RSV is guided by a community reference group with lived experiences of RSV. The goal is to translate research findings into effective and efficient RSV control policies to reduce the health and economic burden of RSV.
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An overview of risk factors, management and prevention of cochlear implant infectionsWith cochlear implantation becoming increasingly performed worldwide, an understanding of the risk factors, preventive measures, and management of cochlear implant (CI) infection remains important given the significant morbidity and cost it conveys.
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SMS-based interventions for improving child and adolescent vaccine coverage and timeliness: a systematic reviewThe aim of this review was to investigate the impact of short message service (SMS)-based interventions on childhood and adolescent vaccine coverage and timeliness.