It’s natural to have questions about the risks and benefits of COVID vaccines in young children. Here’s what you need to know ahead of Australia’s rollout.
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The government’s new $11 million winter COVID and flu vaccine ad campaign gets some things right, but it doesn’t connect on an emotional level or address concerns about common side effects.
Advice to put your baby down ‘drowsy but awake’ is an attempt to form good sleep associations.
Here’s who is eligible, the benefits and side effects to consider.
As cases continue to skyrocket in Australia, parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their baby got COVID.
A yet-to-be-verified study found health-care workers who’d had a flu shot were a third less likely to test positive for COVID – and 90% less likely to develop severe COVID symptoms.
Most children who catch COVID have mild illness and recover quickly. We identified key proteins in kids who’d had severe COVID with painful inflammation or respiratory failure.
Children are removed from families and placed in care when we think they are being harmed or their needs neglected. But data shows the vast majority aren’t getting recommended health care.
If what you’re reading seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Trans young people flourish with support from family, friends, and the broader community. Future commentary about trans young people’s rights needs to take this into account.
Parents at risk of passing on genetic disease to their children via mutations in the mother’s mitochondrial DNA could soon use a new IVF-based treatment involving healthy donor mitochondria.
It doesn’t need to be scary or painful. With the right technique, you’ll be able to perform this test quickly and safely at home.
If you or your child test positive for COVID, you clearly can’t go to that vaccination or booster appointment you had booked this week. So, when can you go?
Children have been hearing about the dangers of COVID since the pandemic began. Here’s how to help them understand and cope with a positive diagnosis.
Presentations to a Melbourne eating disorder clinic jumped by 63% in 2020, as young people struggled with isolation, loneliness and boredom.
There are very few situations where someone can’t have a COVID vaccine for medical reasons.
While the vast majority of health workers are prepared to accept COVID vaccinations, we need to make sure the concerns of the minority are heard and don’t compromise safety.
Talking about your own experience can help normalise vaccination.
There is some risk of COVID transmission in playgrounds, but the benefits of outdoor play, especially now, may outweigh the risks.
4 out of 5 experts said yes.
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PhD candidate, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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A/Professor, paediatrician, infectious diseases physician and clinical pharmacologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Team Leader / Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatrician (Royal children's Hospital), Research Associate (Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Paediatric Clinical Teaching Fellow (University of Melbourne), Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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PhD Student, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Consultant Paediatrician & Medical Lead, Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Principal Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatrician, Royal Children’s Hospital; Research officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Team Leader, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Team Leader in the Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics., Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Honorary Fellow of Paediatrics, Director of General Medicine, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatrician, Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
