News & Events

22 December 2016

Kids Research institute researchers were reconised for their innovative work. Many researchers received awards, grants or academic promotions during the year. AWARDS Kristine Macartney, Deputy Director of National Centre for Research and Survelliance, was honoured with a Sax Institute Research Action Award recently. The award was for Kristine’s research...

Reducing vaccine preventable diseases in children

08 August 2016

Congratulations to A/Prof Kristine Macartney and team on being awarded a NHMRC-funded Partnership Project for Reducing vaccine preventable diseases in children: using national active hospital-based surveillance to evaluate and improve immunisation program performance. This project is aimed at improving immunisation programs to effectively and equitably prevent illness and death due to t...

2016 Influenza Vaccine Early Report: good safety profile in children

17 May 2016

With winter coming soon, it’s time for parents and children to be vaccinated against influenza to be vaccinated against influenza now. Influenza is a viral respiratory illness that is responsible for thousands of children and adults of all ages each year being admitted to hospital in Australia. Active vaccine safety surveillance is conducted nationally in young children to monitor fo...

How to protect kids from deadly infections

04 August 2014
Patient's Story

Vaccines

Vaccines provide essential protection against devastating infections – but no child likes to have a needle. The HibMenC study was run at the Kids Research Institute to test a new way of vaccinating against meningitis C - a serious and potentially fatal infection – at the same time as haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). As a result of the study, children can receive full protection against bot...

A vaccine to prevent deadly meningococcal B

04 August 2014
Patient's Story

Bernadette's Story

It started like any other toddler bug: a high temperature, nausea and generally feeling unwell. But by 5am Bernadette’s body was covered in tiny red and purple spots. As one of the most serious cases of meningococcal B ever reported in NSW, Bernadette was put into an induced coma, helped to breathe artificially and hooked up to a dialysis machine as her kidneys failed. She spent five weeks in...

News & Events

Addresses

General Enquires

Links

Partners

Address

General Enquires

Links

Partners