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Light For Riley @LightForRiley

Catherine Hughes AM | immunisation advocate | founder director ifa.org.au | passionate about consumer engagement in research | WA Young Aus of The Year 2016

Joined March 2015
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Light For Riley@LightForRiley
5 Oct 2018
This is my son’s rapid decline with #WhoopingCough (too young to be vaccinated). Day 1 in hospital he was OK, just tired & not breastfeeding enough. By day 5, he was gone 💔 There is no cure for whooping cough, only prevention (including pregnancy vaccination!) 🌀see thread🌀
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Dr Gemma L Saravanos@GLSaravanos
12 Jun 2024
Maternal vaccination: what’s the current state of play & what’s next? @PeterCRichmond provides an overview of successes & opportunities in #prevention, highlights the power of consumer advocacy in driving policy & uptake @LightForRiley #Flu #pertussis #RSV #covid #CMV #CDIC2024
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Honoured to share Riley's story with @UKHSA, bringing further awareness to a disease that has taken the lives of at least 5 UK babies this year. 💙💙💙💙💙 bit.ly/4bytGwe

Whooping cough: One mother's story of love, loss and action

Whooping cough cases (also known as the '100 day cough') are rising sharply across England. Between January and March 2024 there have sadly been 5 infant deaths. Vaccination is the best protection....

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Why we mustn’t let pregnancy vaccination rates fall in Australia - 5 preventable whooping cough deaths in UK so far this year 😞 dailymail.co.uk/health/artic…

Five newborn babies die in spiralling whooping cough outbreak

Health chiefs say Covid lockdowns have fuelled England's unprecedented epidemic of pertussis, nicknamed the '100-day cough' because it's notoriously hard to shake.

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Sharing Riley's story in the UK, where whooping cough is surging and vaccination rates are falling. dailymail.co.uk/health/artic… #perussis #whoopingcough #pregnancy #vaccineswork

The terrifying, and potentially deadly, 100-day cough sweeping Britain

There's a cough going around that paediatricians tell me is making babies really unwell. And, worryingly, whooping cough, which has already proved fatal in some babies, is on the rise...

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You should have been turning 9 today. Miss you 💙 #whoopingcough #pertussis #pleasevaccinate
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A cause near and dear to our hearts, Whooping Cough Day provides a platform to shine a spotlight on the threat posed by whooping cough and the simple ways that people can remain protected. If you’d like to know more/ get involved, please head to ifa.org.au/whoopingcoughday
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7 reasons why it’s so important to vaccinate for #whoopingcough during #pregnancy
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A friendly reminder that #whoopingcough aka #pertussis is awful for little babies. I’ll never forget the look in Riley’s eyes as he tried to breathe in between coughing. Fortunately we can now vaccinate during #pregnancy to help keep our little babies safe ❤️
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Dr Andrew Miller - bring back disease prevention@drajm
15 Jul 2023
Got a kid under 5 or one who is over 5 and unboosted in Australia or the UK? Get angry and demand the very safe & effective vaccines be made available now. Death from cv is unlikely but so is every other cause. Long covid a lot more likely & also reduced by vaccines. Come on.
@chriswallace.bsky.social@c_s_wallace
14 Jul 2023
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US | University of Oxford ox.ac.uk/news/2023-01-31-cov…
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WCVID@WCVID
7 Jun 2023
It's RSV Awareness Week! @WCVID a leading site for global RSV clinical trials and epidemiological research and modelling in preparation for vaccine development. Professor Peter Richmond has led four clinical trials, getting us closer to a licensed vaccine. #RSVandME #RSVweek23
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Today marks the start of Australia's first RSV Awareness Week the launch of our #RSVandMe campaign. ifa.org.au/rsvandme Did you know that RSV is the leading cause of childhood hospitalisation in Australian children under 5? evohealth.com.au/wp-content/… #RSVWeek23

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Amazing effort - thanks to all for your outstanding commitment to our cause! 👏
WCVID@WCVID
23 May 2023
A number of dedicated @WCVID staff and honoraries ran in the 'Run 4 Riley' team during Sunday's @hbfrun - raising over $23K for the Immunisation Foundation of Australia. The valuable funding will go to support lifesaving vaccination research.
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The Kids Research Institute Australia@TheKids_AU
6 Apr 2023
New research out of @telethonKids has found an #RSV vaccine is safe and effective for pregnant women - protecting babies for 6 months after birth. To find out more: bit.ly/43bsZ8H @WCVID @uwanews @PerthChildrens

RSV vaccine for pregnant women provides protection for babies: study

A world-first study has found a new vaccine against potentially deadly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is safe and effective for use in pregnant women, to help protect their babies.

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8 years ago today. It’s been a busy, painful, incredible, tough, hard-working, rewarding, sad, happy, memorable, heartbreaking 8 years. My stomach is in knots thinking about the moment we said goodbye. Much nicer to remember the time we said hello 💙
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