Does pneumococcal vaccination protect against cardiovascular disease? [ 2014 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof John Attia (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Jonathan Sturm ,  A/Pr Mark McEvoy ,  Dr Alexis Hure ,  Prof Andrew Tonkin
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Brief description Australian researchers have set up a novel multi-centre trial to investigate the effects of the pneumococcal vaccination in reducing heart attacks and stroke. People aged 55 to 61 from 6 sites around Australia will be invited to participate in the study. The selected participants will attend a clinic in their area and will be randomly given the pneumococcal vaccine or a placebo vaccine. Outcomes on the expected 6000 participants will be ascertained by health record linkage with government databases after 4 years.

Funding Amount $1,785,279.00

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