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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.

Institute celebrates eradication of rubella in Australia

The eradication of rubella in Australia is evidence of the vital role vaccinations play in protecting our health, researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia say.

Whooping cough vaccine could be a new weapon in the fight against food allergies

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University will use a $3.9 million grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council to investigate whether a type of whooping cough vaccine could provide bonus protection against food allergies and eczema.

Wesfarmers tops 2019 GivingLarge Report

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

Australia’s first DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine study set to begin at The Kids Research Institute Australia

Australia’s first needle-free, gene-based COVID-19 vaccine study will be spear-headed in WA by The Kids Research Institute Australia thanks to almost $6 million in Coronavirus Research Response funding announced by Health Minister Greg Hunt.

The Kids Research Institute Australia 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.

The Kids Research Institute Australia research projects supported with WA Near-miss Awards

14 important The Kids Research Institute Australia research projects have received support under the inaugural WA Near-miss Awards (WANMA) funding program.

Top five things you should know about the measles

Dr Tom Snelling from The Kids explains the top five things you should know about the virus and why having the measles vaccine is so important.

Six-minute Strep A tests dramatically cut wait time in remote settings

Children at risk of potentially life-threatening Strep A infections no longer have to wait five days for timely treatment, thanks to a The Kids Research Institute Australia study conducted in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia.

National-first RSV immunisation program welcomed by The Kids Research Institute Australia

The Kids Research Institute welcomes WA's $11M RSV immunisation program, offering free Nirsevimab to infants, aiming to reduce winter hospitalisations.