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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we formed a COVID-19 Governance Group.

This group brought together our experts in paediatrics, mental health, epidemiology, public health, infectious disease, immunity, child development, and vaccine development and communication.

One of the aims of the COVID-19 Governance Group has been to help build the community's understanding of the latest research findings and how this research can inform adaptive health policy and practice.

This group brought together our experts in paediatrics, mental health, epidemiology, public health, infectious disease, immunity, child development, and vaccine development and communication.

One of the aims of the COVID-19 Governance Group has been...

This group brought together our experts in paediatrics, mental health, epidemiology, public health, infectious disease, immunity, child development, and vaccine development and communication.

One of the aims of the COVID-19 Governance Group has been to help build the community's understanding of the latest research findings and how this research can inform adaptive health policy and practice.

Associated resources

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) undertook an analysis of the global literature and available Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and school outbreak data, 25 January 2020 to 31 August 2020, from the Victorian State Government Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to explore several key questions.

pdfCOVID-19 in Victorian ECEC and Schools: An analysis of COVID-19 in ECEC and schools and evidence-based recommendations for opening ECEC and schools & keeping them open (PDF, 3.9MB) Published: 9/11/20

Senate Select Committee on COVID-19

Senate Hearing 21 September 2021. Read the pdfMCRI opening statement (PDF, 116 KB)

Speakers

Professor Sharon Goldfeld
Developmental paediatrician and a public health specialist, leader of the Population Health group at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Director of the Centre for Community Child Health at The Royal Children’s Hospital and a Professor at the University of Melbourne.

Professor Andrew Steer
Paediatrician and an infectious disease specialist at The Royal Children’s Hospital. Professor Steer leads the Infection, Immunity and Global Health group at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.

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