I feel really strongly about a compensation scheme for vaccine injuries. It’s one of the most common sentiments voiced by patients with vaccination concerns- who will be responsible? A compensation scheme recognises injuries can occur but as a community, we will be responsible.

Incredible work from the NCIRS team yet again. Delta COVID-19 is mild in kids & most educational transmission is staff—>staff or staff—>kids. Vaccinate adults & get kids back to school, they’ve sacrificed enough 🏫 🦠 👧 ncirs.org.au/sites/default/…

#COVID & Kids: Severity, MIS-C & long covid Research brief on Delta Compiled by paediatric infectious diseases specialists from Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne UniMelb MDHS The Royal Australasian College of Physicians ANZPID ASID Clinical Research Network Infectious Diseases Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President RACGP AMA President mcri.edu.au/sites/default/…

AMR in neonatal sepsis is a real threat. Time to focus on our smallest people 👶🏻🧫💊

If you live in one of the 11 LGA's where you need to be wearing a face mask, don't play games 🦑 and wear it properly.

Amanda Wilkins presenting on individualised vanc dosing in babies using online calculator - Vanc app. With dosing based on PMA, weight, cr 75% achieved target trough, 83% auc 400-650 at 24hrs. paolo chaparro Stephen Duffull Nigel Curtis Noel Cranswick Brendan McMullan Tony Lai Atul Malhotra Rod Hunt

Sarah Primhak presented her randomised non-inferiority trial of antiseptic vs antibiotic treatment for impetigo in NZ. Cure rate - antibiotic 84% vs hydrogen peroxide 79%. ANZPID ESPIDSociety

Congratulations Nigel Curtis on being awarded the ESPID Bill Marshall Award! Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) UniMelb MDHS ANZPID ESPIDSociety

#CDIC2024 GSK Immunisation award to enhance learning of vaccination techniques for children and adolescents requiring multiple vaccines. An important project to be led by our Nurse Educator Roxanne Taylor, Queensland Specialist Immunisation Service! Children's Health Queensland Public Health Australia