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Comparatively few children have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Here’s what we know so far about how children are affected.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been awarded more than $10 million in research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

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Consumers and community members are invited to join us to provide input into our childhood infectious diseases research.

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Researchers are an important step closer to finding a vaccine that protects against a wide range of strains of meningococcal B - the most common cause of mening

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Listen Up - Urgent action needed to reduce ear infections

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Perth researchers are trialling a Meningococcal B vaccine that could potentially provide protection

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Perth children are being asked to volunteer for an important national study to test the effectiveness of an influenza vaccine in children.

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Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory infection which causes a severe cough and can be particularly dangerous to babies under a year old. Vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk of whooping cough.

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Immunisation is the most effective way of protecting your child against a range of serious illnesses, including measles, hepatitis B and whooping cough. All vaccines used in Australia undergo stringent testing and ongoing monitoring.

Pneumococcal – a bacterial infection that can cause pneumonia and meningitis – is responsible for 1000s of hospital admissions in Australia each year, many of them children.