“Our health workforce & government messaging can only reach so many people.”
Dr Jess Kaufman of Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

The Vaccine Champions Program which used codesign workshops to “match the messenger to the message.”
Prof Margie Danchin

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Wonderful talk from World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific regional director Dr Piukala - strong commitment to focusing on equity and diversity and community-led solutions and leadership
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“We have a lot to offer, but also a lot to learn.” stresses Dr Lucas de Toca on the role of #Australia in #globalhealth and its commitment to ensuring the diversity and complexity of #health in the Asia-Pacific is included on the #globalhealth agenda. #WHSMelbourne2024

A privilege to chair the The Royal Children's Hospital #iwd2024 grand round yesterday with Dr Lexi Frydenberg and a fabulous panel of passionate, wise and authentic women!

Thank you Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM Jenny O'Neill May Low & A/Prof Jenny Hynson for a great discussion! 💪

Warm welcome from the Minister of Health in Indonesia to open the IPA and IPS Pediatric Association Advocacy for Immunisation Priorities National Immunisation Champions Workshop

Aim to tackle coverage gaps, VPD outbreaks, vaccine hesitancy and reduce zero-dose children

🚨 Fully funded PhD opportunity with me & Prof Margie Danchin at Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)!

We're looking for a motivated PhD candidate to explore the experiences of seeking and granting medical exemptions to COVID-19 and routine childhood vaccines. Start ASAP

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Alarming ⬆️ in measles cases in UK & Europe - 216 confirmed cases and 103 probable cases in West Midlands since 1 Oct 2023 - most in children <10 years. In Europe there were 30.000 cases in 2023. Both access and acceptance are issues ⁦Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)⁩ amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.thegua…

Huge congratulations Julie Leask AO on this honour - you have inspired me and many others to work on vaccine acceptance & uptake and risk comms but it is your deeply principled work ethic and desire to lift up others that makes you such a pleasure to work with! 🏅👏Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation

Are you a mother with a child under 2 years in Australia? We would like to know what your views are on the impending RSV vaccines in pregnancy or new treatments for your child.
We invite you to take part in a focus group & receive a $30 gift card 👇 mcri.edu.au/research/proje…

Congratulations to ⁦Belle Overmars⁩ for her MCRI Leading and/or contributing to large projects and teams award from the Vaccine Uptake group - what a super star! 👏 ⁦Jessica Kaufman⁩ ⁦Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)⁩

Since the pandemic, most countries polled (52/55) report a notable decrease in vaccine confidence.

Evidence-informed strategies for addressing low uptake are urgently required.

🙏 ⁦Prof Margie Danchin⁩ ⁦⁦Stephan Lewandowsky⁩ ⁦Katrine Bach Habersaat⁩ ++ ⁦👇🏽 nature.com/articles/s4427…

Our new paper on lessons learnt from COVID to improve Vaccine Uptake - we provide a toolbox of behavioural and communication interventions that address the diverse psychological factors that impact acceptance ⁦Stephan Lewandowsky⁩ ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ ⁦UNICEF⁩ 👇 nature.com/articles/s4427…

Look what arrived today! Excited to see our chapter with Saad Omer and Dr Sean O’Leary on Vaccine Hesitancy and Behavioral Factors associated with Vaccine Uptake in print 😄
With the global challenges around vaccine confidence, demand and uptake, we hope you find it useful👇

Privilege to attend the Aotearoa New Zealand Immunisation conference and pre-conference workshop to reflect on the impact of the pandemic and the challenges ahead to improve vaccine coverage & equity with wonderful colleagues & friends - Dr Nikki Turner, Prof Peter McIntyre 👏

Such an honor to be part of the MCRI team at the second Asia-Pacific Vaccine Research Network in Jogjakarta, Indonesia with our exceptional DFAT Australia Award Fellows and other colleagues from the region ⁦Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺⁩ ⁦Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)⁩ University GadjaMada ⁦University of Melbourne⁩

Such brilliant news - one step closer to winning the fight against malaria, particularly for protecting children under 5 years 👏

Do you have questions about vaccines? Do live vaccines need to be separated from other vaccines? Can tetanus vaccines be given alone or only in combination with other vaccines? Can flu vaccines give you the flu?

Answers to these common questions here 👇 instagram.com/reel/CxuXt2BvG…

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