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Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Vaccination Special Interest Group @ASIDANZ

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Joined March 2020
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Happy Immunisation Week! youtube.com/watch?v=Wc3Cbf_W…
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ASIDANZ@ASIDANZ10 Dec 2021
Updated @ASIDANZ @anzpid Statement on Primary School aged (5-to 11-year-olds) children and #COVID19 #vaccine. Read statement: bit.ly/3ybv59A
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The @vaccine rollout for @children aged five to 11 is expected to start on January 10, 2022. MCRI vaccine experts Associate Professor @DanchinMargie and Professor @Fiona_M_Russell explain why the benefits of #vaccinating children outweigh the risks in 👇🏽 article | @TheAge
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@vacsig supports the decision by @TGAgovau to provisionally approve Pfizer for 5-11y children, subject to ATAGI advice. The vaccine was well tolerated, produced good immune responses & was highly efficacious against SARS-CoV-2 infection in a clinical trial @ASIDANZ @ASIDcrn 1/
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2/ Millions of children have had 2 doses in US already & surveillance has found the vaccine to be safe. This vaccine will help protect children from infection & rare complications of COVID-19, will help prevent school outbreaks, & contribute to a ⬇️ in community transmission. 3/
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3/ Vaccine roll out is anticipated in early January.
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The Omicron variant reflects the threat of prolonged vaccine injustice. The longer we take to deliver #VaccinEquity, the more we allow the #COVID19 virus to circulate, mutate and become potentially more dangerous.
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With #Victorian children soon to benefit from the COVID-19 #vaccine, MCRI Professor @Fiona_M_Russell and @telethonkids Associate Professor @AshaBowen say #school #mandates should not be part of the package. Read the full @theheraldsun op-ed in image below.
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We worked with @JeanHailes to create a new resource regarding #COVID19 #vaccine information for #women 👇
Jean Hailes (@JeanHailes) profile pictureJean Hailes@JeanHailes29 Nov 2021
Translated #COVID19 #vaccine information for women now available in #Vietnamese. Find our fact sheet, created with Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre @MVECau: jeanhailes.org.au/resources/… @CEH_Aus
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@vacsig @asid supports the Viewpoint of the benefit of vaccinating 5-11y children, pending ATAGI approval. But no need to restrict social & sporting activities for children & teenagers based on vaccination status.
Fiona Russell (@Fiona_M_Russell) profile pictureFiona Russell@Fiona_M_Russell26 Nov 2021
Replying to @AshaBowen
@AshaBowen & my Op-Ed in @theheraldsun on 5-11y vaccination. This age group will soon benefit from #COVID19 vaccination too. But members of @anzpid & @vacsig do not generally support limiting children’s activities based on vaccination status 1/ heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/n…
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Be #COVIDsmart. Make sure you get vaccine safety information from a trusted source. Read more: tga.gov.au/periodic/covid-19…
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If your Year 7 child missed getting their HPV and diphtheria-tetanus-whooping vaccines this year at school, they can still catch up at their GP or through the immunisation nurse at the council
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Congrats to A/Prof Nigel Crawford who has been welcomed as a new member of the Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group (SITAG)👏 Read the full statement here @ausgov 👇 health.gov.au/ministers/the-…
Continued role for key COVID-19 advisory group

Continued role for key COVID-19 advisory group

I am delighted to announce the reappointment of the 14-member COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for Australia – the Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group (SITAG) for an additional 7-month term.

health.gov.au
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@vacsig supports the views outlined in this Op-Ed & does not support #COVID19 vaccine mandates for children <16y. @ASIDANZ @ASIDcrn @_PHAA_ @TheRACP @RACGPPresident @amapresident @abcnews @newscorpaus
Prof Margie Danchin (@DanchinMargie) profile pictureProf Margie Danchin@DanchinMargie23 Nov 2021
It’s imperative that we ensure kids are not affected by mandates for school or any social or sporting activities: Overzealous application of vax rules to kids has to stop. Thx A/Prof Nick Wood for co-writing this piece with me smh.com.au/national/we-need-…
‘We need to get this right’: Overzealous application of vax rules to kids has to stop

‘We need to get this right’: Overzealous application of vax rules to kids has to stop

There’s evidence some social groups and organisations are overstepping the mark.

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Important work that emphasises the critical role of social and behavioural science and health communication in vaccine uptake.
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Replying to @healthgovau @TGAgovau
@MVECau Clinical Vaccinology Update 2021 is now on, with the latest #COVID19 data and advice from #immunisation industry experts from @RCHMelbourne @MCRI_for_kids @MonashHealth @western_health 💉 Resource 👇 @Fiona_M_Russell
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Influenza targets the most vulnerable. Children with comorbid conditions make up 40% of flu admissions in Australia. These kids stay in hospital longer and are more likely to go to ICU and die. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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WCVID@WCVID15 Nov 2021
One of the most common questions about COVID-19 vaccines is how the mRNA vaccines interact with our DNA. The answer is, they don't. Watch this awesome video from @vaccinemakers at @ChildrensPhila 📽️youtube.com/watch?v=8nD6Q9X0… Thanks @DanchinMargie for sharing!
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The day has come that I'm finally #PhDone thank you so much to my dogs, partner, family, friends and my supervisors for getting me to this point @ChrisBlyth74 @HannahMooreWA @DanchinMargie @hollyseale here's to a future of prevention childhood influenza and improving kids lives
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Only a couple more days to go! Don’t forget to #register for our annual CVU and hear the latest #vaccine #updates and learnings from leading industry experts including @JessicaJKaufman, @Fiona_M_Russell, @JoshOsowicki 💉 Follow the link👇 mvec.mcri.edu.au/events/annu…
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