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Telethon Kids Institute (University of Western Australia) — Strep A Vaccine (Jonathan Carapetis)

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  • Portfolio Area: Human Health and Wellbeing
  • Focus Area: Scientific Research
  • Organization Name: Telethon Kids Institute
  • Amount: $5,300,000

  • Award Date: November 2020

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    Grant investigators: Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville

    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigators. Telethon Kids Institute staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.


    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $5,300,000 over three years to the Telethon Kids Institute, which is affiliated with the University of Western Australia, to support work led by Professor Jonathan Carapetis to develop a Strep A vaccine. Strep A infections, the causal agent of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, lead to approximately 500,000 annual deaths. This funding is intended to support a Phase I clinical trial of the vaccine.

    This falls within our work on scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.

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