Children with medical comorbidities are at greater risk for severe influenza and poorer clinical outcomes. Despite recommendations and funding, influenza vaccine coverage remains inadequate in these children. We aimed to systematically review literature assessing interventions targeting influenza vaccine coverage in children with comorbidities and assess the impact on influenza vaccine coverage. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• March 2021

Broad community acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccination will be critical for effectively halting the spread of the virus. In this study, we focus on factors that differentiate those who are undecided from those who are either willing or unwilling to accept a prospective COVID-19 vaccine. An online survey in May 2020 assessed Australian adults' willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine (yes, maybe, no). A multinomial logistical regression of responses (N = 1,313) was used to identify correlates of vaccine willingness between the three groups. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• January 2021

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a serious health challenge with low survival prognosis. The liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, plays a role in the aetiology of CCA, through hepatobiliary abnormalities: liver mass (LM), bile duct dilation, and periductal fibrosis (PDF). A population-based CCA screening program, the Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program, operates in Northeast Thailand. Hepatobiliary abnormalities were identified through ultrasonography. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• October 2020

Epidemic viral infections predominated as causes of childhood encephalitis in Australia. The leading causes include vaccine-preventable diseases ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• June 2020

Active vaccine safety surveillance leading to rapid detection of a safety signal would likely have resulted in earlier suspension of Fluvax from the vaccination programme ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

A review of cases informed a change from a "3 + 0" infant schedule to a "2 + 1" schedule ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020

Reductions in pneumonia-coded hospital admissions in unvaccinated children predominated in non-Aboriginal children with low incidence of pneumonia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

Influenza infection in young children has a significant impact on medication use, absenteeism and the use of health care service ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• January 2019

AusVaxSafety surveillance demonstrated comparable and expected safety outcomes for the 2017 quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine brands used in Australia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

To evaluate the reliability of information in GP electronic health records (EHRs) regarding the presence of specific medical conditions and recent influenza vaccination ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• May 2018