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Potential use of Western Australia’s mandatory Midwives Notification System for routinely monitoring antenatal vaccine coverage

We observed low sensitivity and specificity of antenatal vaccination data in the Midwives Notification System

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Identification of the determinants of incomplete vaccination in Australian children

Most parents are supportive of vaccination. Sociodemographic factors may contribute more to the risk of incomplete vaccination than attitudes or beliefs.

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Safety and Immunogenicity of MF59-Adjuvanted Cell Culture-Derived A/H5N1 Subunit Influenza Virus Vaccine: Dose-Finding Clinical Trials in Adults and the Elderly

In adult and elderly participants, the full-dose aH5N1c vaccine formulation was well tolerated and met US and European licensure criteria for pandemic vaccines

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Repeated vaccination does not appear to impact upon influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization with confirmed influenza

These findings reinforce current recommendations for annual influenza vaccination, particularly those at greatest risk of influenza disease.

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Repeat pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in Indigenous Australian adults is associated with decreased immune responsiveness

These findings highlight the critical need to evaluate the efficacy of future pneumococcal vaccine programs in the Australian Indigenous populations that recommend repeated doses of 23vPPV.

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Birth outcomes for Australian mother-infant pairs who received an influenza vaccine during pregnancy, 2012-2014: The FluMum study

We assessed the safety of receiving an influenza vaccination during any trimester of pregnancy with respect to preterm births and infant birthweight.

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Development of a human papillomavirus vaccination intervention for Australian adolescents

Intervention to address young people's low levels of understanding, to promote their involvement in consent and reduce vaccination-related fear and anxiety.

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FluCAN - The Influenza Complications Alert Network

The main aim of the study is to provide timely surveillance data to public health authorities on severe influenza.

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Immunisation advice before, during and after pregnancy

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.