Covid-19 research briefs

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic Murdoch Children's has formed a COVID-19 Governance Group bringing together the institute’s 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 is to help build community understanding of the latest research findings and how this research can inform adaptive health policy and practice.

This page will be regularly updated with the latest research briefings.

Research Briefs

Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for children and young people (PDF, 195 KB)
Published: 06/12/22

The Indirect Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Adolescents (PDF, 412 KB)
Published: 24/01/22

COVID-19 in Early Childhood Education and Care and Schools (PDF, 495 KB)
Published: 18/10/21

COVID-19 and child and adolescent health (PDF, 399 KB)
Published: 14/09/21

COVID-19 vaccination for children & adolescents (PDF, 210 KB)
Published: 05/11/21

COVID-19 in Children Surveillance Reports

Weekly summaries documenting the latest COVID-19 surveillance data in children and adolescents. The summaries focus on Victoria and New South Wales (NSW), as well as specific countries that are relevant to the Australian context because of their size, COVID-19 epidemiology, the mitigation measures in place and data availability.

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COVID-19 and Children’s Surveillance Report #24 (PDF4.20 MB)
Published 26/09/22

COVID-19 and Children's Surveillance Report #23 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
Published: 15/08/22

COVID-19 and Children’s Surveillance Report #22 (PDF, 4.1 MB)
Published: 14/06/22

COVID-19 and Children’s Surveillance Report #21 (PDF, 4.6 MB)
Published: 14/06/22

COVID-19 and Children’s Surveillance Report #20 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
Published: 30/05/22

COVID-19 and Children’s Surveillance Report #19 (PDF, 4.6 MB)
Published: 30/05/22

COVID-19 and Children’s Surveillance Report #18 (PDF, 4.7 MB)
Published: 18/05/22

COVID-19 and Children’s Surveillance Report #17 (PDF, 4.5 MB)
Published: 11/05/22

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Associated resources

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

COVID-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 21/09/21

View the official recording of Senate Committee Proceedings from the Australian Parliament on COVID-19. Watch the video on the Parliament of Australia website. Murdoch Children's features at timestamp 14:11:20.

Speakers include

Professor Sharon Goldfeld
Developmental paediatrician and a public health specialist, leader of the Population Health Theme at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Director of 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 infections disease specialist at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Leads the Infection and Immunity Theme at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.