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Safety and immunogenicity of a combined DTPa-IPV vaccine administered as a booster from 4 years of age: a review

A combined DTPa-IPV booster vaccine was administered as a 4th or 5th dose after DTPa or DTPw priming.

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Professor Tom Snelling

Head, Infectious Disease Implementation Research

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The Kids researchers lead national trial to fight sepsis in premature infants

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will lead a new national clinical trial (COSI-2) to determine whether topical coconut oil can reduce late onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants.

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Decades-old work picked up by Google’s DeepMind leads to global scientific breakthrough

A researcher's work from 20 years ago has helped to crack one of biology’s biggest mysteries.

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Call for national newborn screening for little-known CMV virus

WA researchers have called for a national targeted newborn screening program to identify babies who may have a virus which can lead to permanent hearing loss.

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Leading disease modeller appointed inaugural Fiona Stanley Chair of Child Health Research

The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia are proud to announce the appointment of the inaugural Fiona Stanley Chair of Child Health Research, Professor Melissa Penny.

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Collaborating to prevent killer diseases in PNG

For more than a decade, The Kids Research Institute Australia and Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research have been fighting against killer infectious diseases.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher recognised for saving children in PNG

Clinical Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann has been recognised for her dedication to reducing the burden of infectious diseases in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with an award supporting research in the Western Pacific named in her honour.

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Multi-million-dollar investment in child health to support vital research

Four Telethon Kids Institute researchers have received prestigious fellowships and four significant cohort studies led or co-led by Telethon Kids have received key grants under two new funding programs supported by the State Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.

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New ear health study music to the ears of Aboriginal children

Wait times for Aboriginal children suffering ear infections could be reduced to less than four weeks thanks to a new The Kids Research Institute Australia research project