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Aim
The uptake of influenza vaccination in children with high‐risk medical conditions continues to be low in Australia and internationally. We aimed to determine Australian paediatricians’ beliefs and practices around the influenza vaccination of children.
Methods
This was conducted as a cross sectional survey of paediatricians from two tertiary paediatric hospitals in Sydney.
Results
There were...
Despite long-standing recommendations, the uptake of influenza vaccination in children with high risk medical conditions is low. This study aimed to examine the uptake of influenza vaccination amongst a cohort of Australian children and factors associated with vaccine acceptance. Three hundred and sixteen parents of children attending outpatient clinics at the two pediatric hospitals in Sydney were...
The aim of this study was to examine the rate of transmission of influenza and other respiratory viruses from children attending an Emergency Department to their family members in the household using active surveillance.A prospective hospital-based study was conducted over three consecutive winters (2006–2008) in children aged <1–15 years presenting with influenza-like illness (ILI). 168 children...
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