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The Kids Research Institute Australia research teams supported by WA Near-Miss AwardsSeven important The Kids Research Institute Australia research projects have received support from the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund through the WA Near-Miss Awards (WANMA).

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Top honour for infectious diseases researchCongratulations to Associate Professor Asha Bowen, who has been awarded the 2022 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.

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Free vaccines for pregnant mums see monumental rise in protection for WA babiesNew collaborative research involving almost 600,000 pregnant mothers has demonstrated a dramatic increase in uptake of the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine after identifying just 22 per cent of WA women had the maternal vaccination between 2012 – 2017.

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Time for WA’s ‘wait awhiles’ to get vaccinatedResearchers leading a study into COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy say a sub-group of people they’ve dubbed the ‘wait awhiles’

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Clinical trial to examine whether “mixing” COVID-19 vaccine boosters is more effectiveTop infectious disease experts in Australia will lead a clinical trial to determine whether combining different Covid-19 vaccines in the nation’s booster immunisation will increase effectiveness.

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The Kids researchers named as finalists in 2020 Premier’s Science AwardsTwo The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been named as finalists in the 2020 Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards.

We are looking for children to take part in an important study that will assess a new treatment designed to prevent ongoing ear infections in kids having grommet surgery.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is looking for healthy babies (born from 35 weeks of pregnancy onwards) to take part in an important study evaluating a new medication that may help prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease.
Whooping Cough Study in Young Adults could lead to an effective “stand alone” vaccine for Australians
Recruitment in New Zealand ran from May 2019 through to June 2021, with a total of 115 participants enrolled. Participants were recruited from two