NCIRS Seminar Series - Tuesday 17 March 2020
Location
Kids Research Seminar Room (Children's Hospital at Westmead)
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REGISTER NOW: NCIRS Seminar: 2020 Influenza program update
Influenza remains a common cause of hospitalisation and death in Australia, and 2019 saw high disease rates in the community and an early start and unusual distribution of disease burden across the ‘season’.
Recent years have seen changes to the vaccines funded and available under the National Immunisation Program (NIP), with special vaccines for older Australians and free vaccines now on offer for more Australians than ever before.
In this seminar/webinar, Professor Kanta Subbarao, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, will provide an update on influenza disease worldwide, challenges and future opportunities for prevention and control.
Professor Kristine Macartney, NCIRS Director, will then provide an overview of the vaccines available, funded and recommended for 2020, as well as strategies for improving influenza vaccination uptake across the Australian population to reduce disease burden in the community.
Learn what you need to know about influenza vaccination in 2020.
Location
This seminar will also be available via Zoom live webinar for those participating remotely. Please click here to register here for the Zoom Webinar.
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