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Published Papers

Wiley - Impact of the COVID-19 related border restrictions on influenza and other common respiratory viral infections in New Zealand [PDF, 4.9 MB]

Nature Immunology - Baseline innate T cell populations are correlates of protection against symptomatic influenza virus infection independent of serology [PDF, 11 MB]

Nature Communications - Impact of the COVID-19 non pharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand [PDF, 611 KB]

 

News

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

2023

NZ Herald - NZ patients just helped scientists tackle one of the flu's biggest mysteries(external link)

2022

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

2021

Sunday TVNZ - Hunt for better vaccines underway in Wellington(external link)
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RSV: critical research needed as cases soar post-bubble | RNZ(external link)(external link)(external link)

'Extraordinary' lack of seasonal flu in New Zealand, ESR virologist says | Stuff.co.nz(external link)(external link)(external link)
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2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Awards and Funding

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

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

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

 

Archives

2019

Stuff- 600 pregnant Wellington womaen needed for international influenza study(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)

RNZ- Pregnant woman join world-first flu study(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)

RNZ- Mothers sought for international flu vaccine study(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)

Scoop- Wellington children part of global vaccine research(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)

ESR- New Zealand children will play an important role in the next major global research on human immunity to influenza(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital- How is lifelong immune response to flu shaped in infancy? St Jude leads study to find out(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)

Nature- Long-term studies will track indelible marks of first flu(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)