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Australia’s active hospital-based surveillance for severe childhood disease

Last updated October 2021

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25 August 2023 | News

PAEDS network provides crucial data on Strep A infections in Australia

03 November 2022 | News

At least two thirds of Australians, including children and adolescents, have had COVID-19, two national antibody studies find

12 October 2022 | News

Lower risk of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in Aussie kids with Omicron COVID-19 variant

11 August 2022 | News

PAEDS provides important data on COVID-19 in children during the 2021 Delta outbreak

PAEDS receives funding
from the Australian government

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We acknowledge that the National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS) is on the land of the traditional owners the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the First Australians, and recognise their culture, history, diversity and their deep connection to the land. Together, through research and partnership, we aim to move to a place of equity for all. NCIRS also acknowledges and pays respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations from which our research, staff and community are drawn.