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All children over six months of age should get the influenza vaccine: Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Group

The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Group (ANZPID) of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) strongly supports the recommendations of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) for all children over six months of age to receive the influenza vaccine, which is currently available throughout Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

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The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Group (ANZPID) supports efforts to prioritise access to education for children and young people.

This important but challenging priority will need effective leadership and child-focussed decision making at all levels of government. Children, families and teachers need clear and equitable guidelines for maintaining safe face-to-face education during COVID as well as access to rapid testing and online educational options where necessary.

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Updated ANZPID Statement on Primary School aged (5-to 11-year-olds) children and COVID vaccines

The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Group (ANZPID) of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) supports the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advice on COVID vaccinations for 5-to 11-year-olds in Australia, following their review of safety and efficacy data on these vaccines in children.

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Joint Statement with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) - Vaccination against COVID-19 for Adult Patients with Kidney Failure Requiring Transplantation or Dialysis

The Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) and the Australasian

Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) strongly recommend that adult patients with kidney

failure requiring dialysis or transplantation are vaccinated against COVID-19, using any of the available vaccines that have been approved by the TGA and endorsed by ATAGI, or approved by Medsafe and in accordance with New Zealand Ministry of Health Guidelines.

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