Immunogenicity of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination among Indigenous Australian adolescents and adults

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/605808

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Multiple doses of pneumococcal vaccine are recommended for Indigenous Australians under a unique schedule aimed at reducing high rates of pneumococcal disease. However, disease rates have not reduced after several years of the program. This study examines a key, previously unstudied explanation for the lack of disease reduction in this population: that repeated vaccination could produce suboptimal protection against disease. It will provide evidence to underpin future vaccination policy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $674,738.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Immune response | Indigenous health | Indigenous primary health care | Pneumococcal infection | Pneumococcal polysaccharide immunogenicity | Pneumococcal vaccination | Policy development | Vaccination immunology

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