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

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• November

Around seven per cent of children and young people live in poverty, and one third are developmentally vulnerable when they start full-time school. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• October

The Kimberley has the highest rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Western Australia – but through the establishment of a new community-led, research-backed project known as END RHD Communities, there’s hope this will change. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• October

Dr Asha Bowen, Head of Skin Health at the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a 2018 Fellowship as part of the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science program. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• October

"I had never heard of invasive Streptococcus A disease before, and I was shocked to hear that it is actually three times more common than meningococcal disease and just as deadly yet there is no vaccine to protect against it." ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• September