“Australia not only flattened that curve, it destroyed that curve ... That didn’t happen by accident, it didn’t happen because of luck.” Mike Ryan World Health Organization (WHO) We are now bringing this expertise to the Indo-Pacific region with COVID-19 vaccine access initiatives.

Worked with ⁦A/Prof Holly Seale⁩ ⁦Kylie Quinn⁩ and ⁦⁦Prof Margie Danchin⁩ to author this important article. RT widely people. #covidvaccine

The Oxford vaccine has unique advantages, as does Pfizer's. Using both is Australia's best strategy theconversation.com/the-oxford-vac…

Researchers from WCVID Telethon Kids Institute, Perth Children's Hospital & PathWest found a staggering 98% drop in #RSV and 99.4% drop in #influenza detections in WA kids this winter due to #Covid_19 restrictions
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Just published! Subcutaneous administration of benzathine penicillin G is safe & significantly delays penicillin absorption. This is great news for the treatment of #RHD - prolonging duration of protection means less painful injections! academic.oup.com/jac/article-ab…

Researchers involved in a 4-year global maternal #RSV study can now fine-tune development of a world-first vaccine - significantly reducing the number of newborns hospitalised due to RSV disease Telethon Kids Institute NEJM Peter Richmond Perth Children's Hospital Novavax
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Amazing to see our project getting publicity - thank you to the great Team DFTB and RLH team for making this happen. Becky Platt Tessa Davis news.sky.com/story/doctors-…

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'Many people think COVID-19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms' sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/f…

Going back to school is safe, continue to practice hand hygiene and safe physical distancing theconversation.com/5-reasons-its-…

We are proud to be leading the Telethon Kids Institute BRACE vaccine study at Perth Children's Hospital.

Prof Peter Richmond, Head of WCVID Vaccine Trials Group, shares why this study could make a huge difference in protecting healthcare workers against #COVID19 Minderoo Foundation
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BRACE trial gaining momentum in Perth: healthcare worker testing the off-target effects of BCG vaccine on COVID-19. #BCGvaccine #BRACEtrial #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) WCVID

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I am a frontline doctor: here’s how you can help me | Coronavirus outbreak | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Staying home good for everyone mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-2…

Hot off the press: WA health minister Roger Cook announces extension of the WA influenza vaccine program to include all children 5-10 years citing evidence provided by modelling that school age children drive influenza transmission in the community WA Health

Fascinating real time Australian COVID-19 tracker. The overseas vs local transmission over time is going to be very telling in the next few days.

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2020 seasonal influenza vaccines: early advice for vaccination providers released by Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. Updates for 2020 include all people aged 6 months to less than 5 years are now eligible for free influenza vaccines under the NIP. Read the full statement: buff.ly/39kgPOu

What does COVID-19 look like in children? jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

'The best way to minimise the chance of exposing others to infectious diseases such as coronavirus is to make sure kids stay home, even if they don’t have any signs or symptoms,” Prof Jonathan Carapetis advises families recently returned from China or Hong Kong. bit.ly/2OfmtsZ