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WellKiwis Study

The following articles are the most recent related to the WellKiwis Influenza Study

May 2022

WellKiwis Principal Investigator, Dr Sue Hunga was interviewed on RNZ 

First flu for two years: cases on the rise(external link)

September 2021

WellKiwis was featured on one of New Zealand's leading current affairs shows, Sunday TVNZ - Hunt for better vaccines underway in Wellington(external link)(external link)

June 2021

RSV: critical research needed as cases soar post-bubble | RNZ(external link)(external link)

June 2021

'Extraordinary' lack of seasonal flu in New Zealand, ESR virologist says | Stuff.co.nz(external link)(external link)

February 2021

Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand | Nature Communications(external link)(external link)

December 2020

Seven-year influenza study needs more Wellington families in quest for better vaccines | Stuff.co.nz(external link)(external link)

September 2020

Regional Public Health- WellKiwis research study(external link)(external link)(external link)

May 2020

Voxy- ESR research nurses go mobile(external link)(external link)(external link)

Stuff- Workers who tested nzs first covid19 sample hidden figures of pandemic (external link)(external link)(external link)

April 2020

RNZ- Nz study could help guide development of Covid19 vaccine(external link)(external link)(external link)

Malaghan- Kiwis could hold the clue to Covid19(external link)(external link)(external link)

Newshub- Coronavirus: Kiwi flu studies expand to include COVID-19(external link)(external link)(external link)

Awards and Funding

NZdoctor- The 'SHIVERS' flu study wins national science award(external link)(external link)(external link)

National Institutes of Health- NIH announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children(external link)(external link)(external link)

Newshub- Kiwis granted funding to look for an end to annual flu jabs(external link)(external link)(external link)

University of Michigan- U-M among recipients of NIH grant to fund flu research(external link)

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