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An international team of researchers has pioneered a technique which gives unprecedented insight into the dramatic changes occurring in a baby’s body in the first week of life.

The major funder of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases based at The Kids Research Institute Australia has been recognised as Australia’s most generous giver.

The eradication of rubella in Australia is evidence of the vital role vaccinations play in protecting our health, researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia say.

New research investigating the devastating impact of the 2017 flu season by PAEDS-FluCAN, a national collaboration observing influenza in children, confirmed it was time to take action after thousands of children were hospitalised with the virus last year.

As many as a quarter of Australian babies aren’t getting vaccinated on time, leaving them at risk of developing life-threatening illnesses such as whooping cough when they are most vulnerable.

A new study has confirmed the changing pattern of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.

A series of The Kids Research Institute Australia studies looking at safety for Meningococcal ACWY vaccines in children has led the way for its use in Australia.

In 2010, a large number of children experienced febrile convulsions after receiving the FluVax vaccination and many parents began to question its safety.

For more than a decade, The Kids Research Institute Australia and Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research have been fighting against killer infectious diseases.

Are you pregnant or planning to have a baby? There are important vaccinations that you should consider to protect your health and the health of your baby.