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        Flu jab for school kids best defence from virus, experts say

        Up to 40,000 influenza cases could be prevented in Western Australia this winter if more primary school-aged children were vaccinated, researchers at Telethon Kids Institute have found. ...

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        Telethon Kids Institute researchers discover new form of antimicrobial resistance

        Australian researchers have uncovered a new form of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – undetectable using traditional laboratory testing methods – in a discovery set to challenge existing efforts to monitor and tackle one of the world’s greatest health threats. ...

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        Australian-first study set to unveil major impact of ear disease on Aboriginal children

        Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute have been awarded a $1.1 million NHMRC ‘Targeted Call for Hearing Health’ grant to conduct the first ever study following Aboriginal babies from birth through to five years to uncover the true prevalence of middle ear infections and hearing loss. ...

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        Universal protocols for Strep A surveillance set to transform research for world-first vaccine

        A global consortium of Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) researchers has launched a series of best practice surveillance protocols designed to unite international research efforts for a world-first Strep A vaccine. ...

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        Minderoo Foundation funds vaccine trial to protect WA healthcare workers from COVID-19

        At least 2,000 WA healthcare workers will help test whether an existing tuberculosis vaccine can reduce their chance of COVID-19 infection, lessen the severity of symptoms and boost immunity. ...

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        Whooping cough vaccine could help in the fight against food allergies

        A dose of the whooping cough vaccine might reduce cases of childhood food allergies according to latest research by the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases based at Telethon Kids Institute. ...

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        Telethon Kids Institute leader named finalist in nation’s top science prizes

        One of Australia’s leading infectious disease experts, Associate Professor Asha Bowen, has been announced as a finalist for the country’s leading national science awards – the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. ...

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        RSV and influenza detections hit record low levels in 2020

        Western Australia has experienced historically low levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza this winter due to the public health measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ...

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        $35 million to develop vaccine with potential to save half a million lives per year

        A vaccine to prevent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and other life-threatening conditions caused by the common Strep A bacteria is a step closer thanks to funding announced by Minister for Indigenous Health, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, in Perth today. ...

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        Wesfarmers tops 2019 GivingLarge Report

        The major funder of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases based at the Telethon Kids Institute has been recognised as Australia’s most generous giver. ...

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