This study tests how health care workers respond to the yearly influenza vaccination. It will be extended to Melbourne Health and will also study what the rate of infections is in health care workers caring for cancer patients.
Sponsor
Melbourne Health
Funding
Melbourne Health Lottery Grant
Principal Investigator/s
Dr Ben Teh
Contact details
Dr Ben Teh
Infectious Diseases Physician
Email: [email protected]
Opportunities for students
Scholarly selective project: Epidemiology of respiratory virus infection in stem cell transplant recipients
Project group:
Infectious Diseases & Infection Prevention ResearchPublications & presentations
Oral presentation at the Options IX for The Control of Influenza, Chicago, 24 - 28 August 2016. Abstract Title: “Healthcare worker antibody response to influenza vaccination at an Australian centre”
Oral Presentation15th National Immunisation Conference, Brisbane 7 to 9 June 2016.
