Allen Cheng

Allen Cheng

Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Allen.Cheng@monash.edu

Core expertise

Infectious diseases
Infection prevention
Epidemiology
Sepsis
Melioidosis
Tropical medicine
Influenza
Vaccine effectiveness

Available for comment on

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Modelling the impact of COVID-19 in Australia
Global threat of antimicrobial resistance
Hospital infection
Influenza
Immunisation

Biography

Allen Cheng is a specialist in infectious diseases and an epidemiologist. Based at the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash and the Infectious Diseases Unit at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne, he's involved in preventing infections and the development of antibiotic resistance in hospitalised patients. Allen has been following the coronavirus outbreak closely. He also is involved in surveillance for influenza-related hospital admissions through the FluCAN system, based at 17 hospitals nationally.

His research covers a diverse area within infectious diseases, including sepsis, tropical medicine, influenza and vaccine effectiveness, and antimicrobial drug policy.

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articles

Nurse vaccinating a young girl. Influenza

New flu vaccines on offer for 2024

Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there’s now an increasing number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots.

Medicine and health

Background of Respiratory syncytial virus(RSV) and chest X-ray,medical concept

RSV vaccine approved for people over 60, but what about young children?

The TGA has just approved a vaccine against RSV for Australians over 60. Here’s where protection is up to for the youngest children, who are also at risk from the virus.

Medicine and health

Antibiotic resistant bacteria inside a biofilm

What would a post-antibiotic world look like?

Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.

Medicine and health

Illustration of four people side-on wearing masks

Everyday COVID decisions – it’s not (just) about yourself

Why compassion should be paired with personal responsibility to deal with new pandemic waves.

Politics and society

A cute detailed close-up portrait of a shy elephant shrew, showing its eye, ears, snout and mouth

What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?

The virus is related to Hendra and Nipah viruses. But we don’t know whether it spreads from human to human.

Medicine and health

Professor Allen Cheng, Monash university.

Allen Cheng: The pandemic, press conferences, and our COVID future

The next months are going to remain difficult. But I’m still hopeful about the future. There will come a point when enough people are vaccinated that case numbers begin to decrease.

Medicine and health