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. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

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

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• 2020
• February 2020

Pneumonia, most often caused by a respiratory virus, is common in childhood. ...

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• 2018
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We have produced a protocol for the comprehensive systematic review of the current literature around superficial group A Streptococcal infections in Australia. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Poor environmental health is prevalent in remote Aboriginal communities and requires further delineation to inform environmental health policy ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

The World Health Organization, World Heart Federation, and other organizations recommend comprehensive control programs for rheumatic fever (RF) and... ...

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• 2013
• September 2013

Using a participatory action research approach, the communities were supported to identify the risk factors challenging individuals, families and communities... ...

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• 2014
• October 2014

Pertussis hospitalisation is more common among infants born prematurely, who have significant comorbidities, or are Indigenous, but acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates in these sub-groups are lacking. We measured aP VE by Indigenous status, and policy-relevant categories of prematurity and comorbidity, in a population-based Australian cohort. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

Rebecca Fiona Carrington Glauert Stanley Shepherd RA FJ CCJ BPsych (Hons) PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) PhD Honorary Research Associate Patron Honorary Research ...

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Alanna Mary Tess Yasmin Sincovich Brushe Gregory Harman-Smith AS MB TG YHS BPsych(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD Senior Research Officer Senior Research Officer Senior Research ...

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Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is increasingly used in type 1 diabetes management; however, funding models vary. This study determined the uptake rate and glycemic outcomes following a change in national health policy to introduce universal subsidized CGM funding for people with type 1 diabetes aged <21 years. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is recommended for disease control in settings with moderate to high Plasmodium falciparum transmission and currently depends on the administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine.  ...

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• 2024
• March 2024