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A bold research program is working to give young children lifelong protection against influenza

Despite respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) being the leading cause of hospitalisations in the first year of life, there is currently no routine preventative option for otherwise healthy babies.

A song written by kids in Barunga as part of the END RHD Communities Project is helping prevent the spread of infections that cause rheumatic heart disease in remote Aboriginal Communities.

A quality of life tool developed by disability researcher Jenny Downs is helping to reveal the difference specific interventions can make to the lives of children and families living with disability.

Video technology is helping researchers learn more about the earliest features of autism, and in turn is helping families gain access to better interventions.

On this Research Impact page, learn about our work that's actively translated as Government policy or in active practice. Learn how our research is making a difference in people's lives - not tomorrow, next week, or next year - but today!

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Vaccination is the injection of an inactivated bacteria or virus into the body. This simulated infection allows an individual's immune system to develop an adaptive immunity for protection against that type of illness. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, this results in herd immunity.

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Meningitis is when the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges) become infected by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.

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Occurring in 1% of school-aged children, Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by uncontrollable movements and vocalisations known as tics.