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Two residents in a Brisbane aged-care home were given a higher dose of the Pfizer vaccine than recommended. Here's what might have happened – and how we can reduce the risk it will happen again.
Years of vaccine research tells us that, if side effects are going to occur, they normally occur within the first months after getting a vaccine.
The campaign shows promise. But it's not clear if it will preempt and respond to people's concern about vaccine safety.
Dental problems in children can affect their overall health and well-being. You can help establish good dental habits with your children from an early age.
Based on closely following outbreaks in schools and early learning centres across Australia throughout 2020, we have enough evidence to show how students can return to school safely.
The best approach for protecting everyone’s health will require us to provide different vaccines to different people according to need and availability.
The middle years (between 8 and 14 years old) are a foundational period for development. But these years don't receive enough support from the education system.
There's no guarantee future COVID-19 vaccines will work in the elderly. So we can consider vaccinating the young first to protect them. Here's what we need to work out first.
A new report shows out of 1 million students enrolled in all Victorian schools, only 337 may have acquired the virus through outbreaks at school.
Some children are not socially engaging with their peers in the way they did before the pandemic. It's understandable if parents are worried.
Cet arrêt de l’essai ne signifie pas que le vaccin n’est pas sécuritaire. Il reflète plutôt la solidité du processus.
The phase 3 trials of the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine have been paused because one participant became unwell. But we don't know for sure if the illness was a reaction to the vaccine.
Children who 'passively' use screens are more likely to suffer academically, a study found. But there was no evidence of a link between video games and academic performance.
The government should used trusted spokespeople, tailor information so it can be understood by different groups, acknowledge people's concerns, be transparent, and seek public feedback along the way.
Temperature checks will miss children who are asymptomatic, which we know many kids with COVID-19 are. And the thermometers used aren't necessarily the most reliable in the first place.
The race is on to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Australian researchers are leading several major clinical trials that might help bring an end to the deadly disease.
Listening with the volume too high or for too long can cause permanent hearing loss, but there are ways we can minimise the risks.
Children have largely escaped the serious health effects of coronavirus, but the UK is warning about serious illness in kids. Here's what we know.
Women who are released from prison need much better, coordinated support to help their transition back into the community without exposing themselves to violence.
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Clinician and Scientist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Health, Infection and Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Honorary Research Fellow, General Paediatrics & Infectious Diseases Advanced Trainee Doctor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior research fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatric dentist, Senior Lecturer and Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Melbourne Dental School, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Research Officer, Neuromuscular Research, 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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Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatrician, Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
