Publications by authors named "H F Gidding"
Background: Data on impact of financial penalties for non-vaccination are sparse. Australia has required full vaccination for government family assistance payment eligibility since 1998. In 2016, the No Jab, No Pay (NJNP) policy removed registered non-medical objection as exemption option and increased eligibility assessment to yearly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Adverse birth outcomes and the maternal severity of influenza in pregnancy are well documented but information on pertussis is limited.
Design: Population-based linkage data were collected during 2001-2016.
Setting: New South Wales, Australia.
Article Synopsis
- Query fever, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, often presents as an influenza-like illness (ILI), making it easy to overlook in low-endemic areas where other common illnesses like COVID-19 are more prevalent.
- A study tested 542 serum samples from patients aged 10-70 in New South Wales with undiagnosed probable ILI, finding only one case (0.2%) of missed acute Q fever, while 9.6% of 731 tests initiated by clinicians were positive during the same period.
- The findings suggest that Q fever is more likely to be diagnosed through clinician-requested tests rather than incidental screening of patients with ILI symptoms.
Background: The Global COVID Vaccine Safety (GCoVS) Project, established in 2021 under the multinational Global Vaccine Data Network™ (GVDN®), facilitates comprehensive assessment of vaccine safety. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of adverse events of special interest (AESI) following COVID-19 vaccination from 10 sites across eight countries.
Methods: Using a common protocol, this observational cohort study compared observed with expected rates of 13 selected AESI across neurological, haematological, and cardiac outcomes.
Background: Vaccine-preventable infections are generally well controlled in Australia. However, gaps in immunity can lead to outbreaks and are important to identify. Young adults are a highly mobile population and a potential source of imported infections.
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