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UNSW VIRL hosted lunch time event at the PHAA National Immunisation Conference on 6 June 2018 in Adelaide, titled 'Vaccination of hard-to-reach and high risk groups'. This satellite event of the conference was open to people registered for the conference. Attendees heard presentations on vaccination challenges during the hepatitis A outbreak in homeless people in California. Issues around vaccination in hospital sector and among migrants, refugees and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people were also discussed.

 

 

 

 

 

Watch presentations : UNSW - VIRL event 'Vaccination of hard-to-reach and high risk groups'

 

Vaccination challenges during the hepatitis Aoutbreak in homeless people in California.Dr Kathleen Harriman Chief of the Vaccine Preventable Diseases Epidemiology Section, Californian Department of Public Health

Vaccination in the hospital sector: patients and staff- Dr Holly Seale, UNSW VIRL

Challenges in improving coverage among migrants and refugees - Dr Anita Heywood, UNSW VIRL

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Dr Rob Menzies, UNSW VIRL

Mission statement

To reduce the immunisation gap between adults and children through research, teaching and advocacy, with a special focus on the elderly, high risk and vulnerable populations.

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