Covid-19 news
19 March 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Updates: Edition 1, 16 March 2021
The Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Update has been created by the Melbourne Children's Campus....
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17 February 2021
Immune system protects children from severe COVID-19
Children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick...
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17 November 2020
Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic...
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16 November 2020
Measles outbreaks likely in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 as an unexpected consequence of...
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12 October 2020
Could BCG vaccine protect against COVID-19? UK recruitment begins
A largescale global trial designed to test the theory that the widely-used BCG vaccine...
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25 September 2020
COVID-19 in Victorian schools and childcare mainly driven by community transmission, analysis finds
COVID-19 cases in schools and childcare are mainly driven by community transmission and...
24 September 2020
Scientists discover common genetic and immunological causes of severe COVID-19
More than 10 per cent of healthy people who develop severe COVID-19 have misguided...
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03 September 2020
Heavy TV and computer use impacts children’s academic results
Grade 3 students who watch more than two hours of TV daily or spend more than one hour a...
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30 July 2020
Stem cell project aims to better understand impact of COVID-19 on different organs
Researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), with other...
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18 June 2020
Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre launches “COVID19 - Road to a Vaccine” podcast series
The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is hotting up, with over 100 candidates...
22 May 2020
First month of Australian data shows children at low risk of COVID-19 infection, no hospitalisations
In the first 30 days since seeing their first patient, the number of children testing...
19 May 2020
MCRI launches landmark study into children's COVID-19 immune responses with assistance from Rio Tinto
The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has launched its COVID Immune research...