New campaign hopes to boost jab numbers
8 December 2023
COVID-19 Methods Parents and Carers Public Engagement
Experts have launched a new campaign in a bid to boost waning vaccine uptake by giving people more information about how clinical trials work. Researchers hope to alleviate hesitancy by showing with a simple animation and comic the complex way vaccines are developed.
Understanding RSV, a major cause of respiratory illness in infants.
29 August 2017
General Parents and Carers Public Engagement Research
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is one of the most common reasons for young infants to be admitted to hospital, and globally is second only to malaria as a cause of death in infants between 1 and 12 months of age. In the UK it mostly occurs from October to February, causing a wave of infections that stretch the capacity of children’s wards to their limits.