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Session 9A: Adolescent vaccines and misinformation

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Friday, April 24, 2026
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

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Professor Julie Leask
Professorial Research Fellow
University Of Sydney

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Professor Helen Marshall Am Helen Marshall
Professor Of Vaccinology
Adelaide University

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Dr Sonya Ennis
Associate Director, Immunisation
Nsw Health

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Professor Margie Danchin
Paediatrcian, Group Leader Vaccine Trials and Uptake, MCRI And Associate Dean (international), Mdhs, University Of Melbourne
Royal Childrens Hospital

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Professor Margie Danchin is a paediatrician, vaccinologist and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow at the Royal Childrens Hospital, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Associate Dean International for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne. As leader of both the Vaccine Uptake and Clinical trials Group at MCRI, her research focuses on improving child health and vaccine effectiveness, confidence and uptake in Australia, the Asia Pacific Region and globally. She is a member of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, works closely with DFAT to provide technical immunisation support for the region and her research has influenced immunisation policy and practice in Australia and globally.
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Ms Brittany Wilson
Student
UNSW

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Brittany Wilson is a Psychology and Public Health graduate from the University of New South Wales. She has experience across research, policy and community-based programs, with a strong focus on immunisation and health equity. She has worked in public health research and policy settings, including at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. Brittany's work is grounded in a commitment to self-determination and culturally safe approaches to health and wellbeing.
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