The importance of play for a child’s development is irrefutable. Playgroups provide a safe environment for children of similar ages to play and develop prior to starting school. ...

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Satisfactory content validity is reported, where ongoing consumer feedback shaped the dataset from which the final items were selected ...

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• 2019
• October 2019

The need for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in different age groups and populations is a subject of great uncertainty and an ongoing global debate. Critical knowledge gaps regarding COVID-19 vaccination include the duration of protection offered by different priming and booster vaccination regimens in different populations, including homologous or heterologous schedules. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023

Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, or 'meningococcus'. It is an uncommon but very serious disease that can result in death if not recognised and treated quickly. ...

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Christopher Hannah Peter Peter Blyth Moore Jacoby Richmond CC HC PJ PC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD BA (Hons) MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, ...

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RV1 and RV5 were both effective in preventing laboratory confirmed and notified rotavirus infections among children aged <5 years ...

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A single dose of rubella vaccine will take longer to reduce the burden of rubella and will be less robust to lower vaccine coverage ...

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• 2016
• November 2016

Pat Tom Jonathan Holt Snelling Carapetis AM PG T JR PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Emeritus Honorary Researcher Head, Infectious Disease Implementation Research Executive Director; Head, ...

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The PCV7 was introduced to prevent IPD in WA Aboriginal people in 2001 to a lesser extent in older people. ...

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• 2017
• September 2017

On-time coverage of the 2-4-6 month schedule is only 50-60% across specific population subgroups representing a significant avoidable public health risk ...

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• 2018
• June 2018

Christopher Elke Jennifer Tom Blyth Seppanen Kent Snelling CC ES J T MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BSc PhD RN BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases ...

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Charlie Rebecca Christopher McLeod Pavlos Blyth CM RP CC MBBS (Hons), FRACP, PhD, DTM&H, DCH PhD, MSFS, MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinician Researcher, Research Fellow, Raine Fellow, Deputy Director of the ...

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