The latest Covid-19 news from Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

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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....

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...

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...

04 September 2020

MCRI and Raising Children Network welcome outdoor play clarification

The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has clarified the rules on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...