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X-WR-CALNAME:2026 RSV Webinar
X-WR-CALDESC:Immunisation Coalition
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SUMMARY:2026 RSV Webinar
DESCRIPTION:RSV update: a close look at disease burden\, infection rates
  and vaccination / immunisation options before birth and across the age 
 groups\n\n\n\n\nRegister ONLINE\n\n\n\nIC Webinars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\nDate:&nbsp\;September 3\, 2026\, Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm (AEST)\n\n\n
 \nAbout the Webinar\n\n\n\nThis webinar will provide an overview of RSV 
 epidemiology\, disease burden and immunisation rates for pregnant women\
 , infants upto 2 years old\, and an update on the newly NIP listed RSV 
 vaccine Arexvy\, for first nations people 60 years and over and adults 7
 5 years and over. Other areas covered will include safety and efficacy\,
  and initiatives to increase vaccination rates across the different age 
 groups.\n\n\n\nThis information will be of interest to healthcare profes
 sionals that provide advice and are active in recommending vaccination a
 nd immunise against RSV in pregnant women\, babies\, young infants\, and
  older adult populations.\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: A/Prof N
 usrat Homaira▼\n\n\n\n\nA/Prof Homaira is a medically trained paediatr
 ic respiratory epidemiologist with almost two decades of working experie
 nce in prevention and control of respiratory infections of childhood in 
 low\, middle- and high-income settings . She currently works as A/Prof P
 aediatric Epidemiology\, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health at U
 NSW\, Sydney and a Respiratory Scientists at Sydney Children’s Hospita
 l\, Randwick.&nbsp\; A/Prof Homaira leads the program on common lung dis
 eases of childhood and has been involved in multiple seminal studies whi
 ch were critical for driving immunisation initiatives. She has been heav
 ily engaged in advocacy and policy discussions around equitable access t
 o new and existing immunisations against respiratory infections of child
 hood . A/Prof Homaira has published &gt\;100 scientific papers in high i
 mpact journals including Lancet series\, BMJ and Thorax and her research
  has attracted 10 million AUD in grant funding. A/Prof Homaira is an ele
 cted council member of International Society for Influenza and other Res
 piratory Viruses and eleted Deputy Co-convenor of the Respiraory Infecti
 on Special Inetrest Group for Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zeal
 and.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Dr Andrew Baird▼\n\n\n\n\nAndrew 
 is a General Practitioner in St Kilda\, Melbourne\, and a Medical Adviso
 r with a medical defence organisation.&nbsp\; He has a background in rur
 al general practice and medical education.
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