RSV 🦠 causes bronchiolitis in babies. We need to use new medicines and vaccines equitably in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to prevent disease. ⁦Archana Koirala⁩ ⁦Fiona Russell⁩ ⁦Christopher Blyth⁩ ⁦ANZPID⁩ ⁦ASIDANZ⁩ theconversation.com/from-rsv-to-me…

ASIDANZ ANZPID @VACSIG statement: Call for equity in #RSV prevention for #Australia and #New Zealand.
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Great to see this important threat to human health & the burden of morbidity/ mortality it causes in kids receiving the attention it deserves- thanks coauthors& The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney ID Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) Paul Turner Yue Wu Tom Robert Duguid ⁦Ben Dickson⁩ smh.com.au/national/nsw/n…

Thank you to Australian Society for Antimicrobials for the 'infections and children' featuring original research from our ASIDANZ #ANZPID colleagues. StrepA vaccine trials, fosfomycin in UTIs, individualised vanc dosing and skin health. bit.ly/3OdYIzE #IDTwitter #medTwitter #paedsID

As we return to normal life with #COVID19 , how have vaccines impacted #delta and #omicron transmission in school settings? Archana Koirala and colleague report their findings from New South Wales, Australia. Read their manuscript here: thelancet.com/journals/lanwp…

A huge congratulations to our friend and colleague Prof David Isaacs Westmead Kids, recipient of the There's still time to register for RACP Congress Howard Williams medal. ASIDANZ JPCH #paedsID #IDTwitter #MedTwitter

#CDIC2023 Great to hear Ajay promoting nurses in research

Monica Geingos - First Lady of Namibia: Most public health policies target women yet as the table illustrates, women are not equally represented in the policy makers of public health. #WCPH2023

Among children younger than 5 years of age, RSV is associated with approximately 33 million cases of lower respiratory tract illness, 3.6 million hospital admissions, and more than 100,000 deaths each year.

Continue reading the editorial by Ruth A. Karron, MD:

You will be missed Dr Shun. Thanks for all the hard work and teaching for all those privileged to train at CHW.

Retiring paediatric surgeon opens up about groundbreaking career 9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affa…

Prof Dave Burgner Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) presenting the increasing evidence for infection as a cause of inflammation leading to long-term cardiometabolic diseases #ASID23 ASIDANZ #IDTwitter #MedTwitter #NCDs

The challenges of preparedness, response and research in #infectiousdiseases epidemics as presented by ASIDANZ Macfarlane Burnet Orator Prof Piero Olliaro at #ASID23 . #IDTwitter #MedTwitter Tropical Medicine Oxford

Coffee in hand. ASIDANZ Annual Trainee breakfast kicking off for Day 3 of #ASID23 . #IDTwitter #MedTwitter

A night to remember! Dr G, the oval, and showcasing our own homegrown videos! Dr. Glaucomflecken Lady Glaucomflecken (she/her) ASIDANZ ANZPID

Dr. Glaucomflecken kicking off official #ASID23 proceedings with a definition of Infectious Diseases physicians ASIDANZ Have you registered for RACP Congress? bit.ly/3zwe2QY #IDTwitter #thecloser #MedTwitter #Infectiousdiseases

The Data Innovation Award goes to the AusVaxSafety Team at the National Centre for Immunisation Research NCIRS for their work which enabled nationally consistent vaccine safety surveillance to be delivered in near-real time from the first day of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Hey everyone, listen to Dr. Glaucomflecken announce he is coming down under to give a public lecture as part of the ASIDANZ ASM #ASID23 at the
Adelaide Oval. Save the date Mon 3 April 2023. He's excited - we're excited! Business Events Adelaide

Ok it’s here!! The 2022 updated perinatal infections guideline. Available for free download and amazing wealth of information!

Thank you Sax Institute for recognition of early career research and recognition of the importance to communicate research early and directly to those impacted. I feel very privileged to be part of it. NCIRS