Booy, Robert

Prof Robert Booy

Infectious Diseases Specialist and Paediatrician; Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney Clinical School, Children's Hospital at Westmead
Prof Robert Booy is an Infectious Diseases Specialist and Paediatrician and Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Sydney clinical School, Children’s Hospital at Westmead. From 2005-2019, he was the Head of Clinical Research at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) at Westmead, NSW.

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Prof Robert Booy (Professor in Paediatrics, Vaccinology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney) shares a community service announcement for healthcare professionals on vaccination for pertussis.

Prof Robert Booy (Professor in Paediatrics, Vaccinology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney) shares a community service announcement for healthcare professionals on vaccination for pertussis.

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Overseas travel and COVID - booster before travelling? What’s the evidence? The more transmissible OMICRON subvariant... is there any cause for concern here?

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A massive surge in Omicron infections in China likely means new subvariants—and potentially worse.

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COVID – 5th dose, flu – concurrent annual booster, many recrudescent diseases

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Dr Gary Grohmann and Prof Robert Booy weigh up the research on boosters

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