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Children are at the heart of everything we do.

As Australia’s largest child health research institute, we address COVID-19 from all angles. Our MCRI researchers collaborate with national and international partners to support governments, businesses and families in making a difference for children and generations to come.

As Australia’s largest child health research institute, we address COVID-19 from all angles. Our MCRI researchers collaborate with national and international partners to support governments, businesses and families in making a difference for...

As Australia’s largest child health research institute, we address COVID-19 from all angles. Our MCRI researchers collaborate with national and international partners to support governments, businesses and families in making a difference for children and generations to come.

How we’re working to address COVID-19 and its impacts on children

Covid-19 Infection and Transmission in Children

Infection & transmission in children

We are researching how COVID-19 is transmitted in kids, what recovery looks like and how this informs policy.

Explore infection and transmission

Covid-19 Long term impacts

Long-COVID research

We’re focused on the long-term physical and mental health impacts on children and families following extended COVID-19 lockdowns.

Explore long-COVID research

Covid-19 Vaccine Research

COVID-19 vaccine research

We are monitoring the COVID-19 vaccines distributed in Australia and ensuring effective public health communication and safety reporting.

Explore COVID-19 Vaccine Research

 

Covid-19 Global Health

Global health

In countries with less well-developed health systems, COVID-19 could be devastating. We are measuring the impact on children and their families and developing mitigation strategies.

Explore Global health & COVID-19

Covid-19 Research Back to School

COVID-19 School research

Analysing the Victorian school outbreak data, we helped inform the return to school in 2020 and continue to work towards keeping school gates open.

Read more about school research

Covid-19 BCG Vaccine

BRACE Trial: BCG vaccine

Investigating whether BCG vaccine reduces the incidence of symptomatic and severe COVID-19, as well as other respiratory illnesses and allergic diseases.

Explore the BRACE Trial

 

COVID-19 Program of Research Steering Committee

The COVID-19 Research Steering Committee was established at the start of the pandemic to reference the COVID-19 research of the Melbourne Children’s Campus.

We aim to use our clinical, academic, and research domains to bring together campus research efforts. Our goal is to guide and support a collaborative, world-class research program addressing key global questions related to COVID-19, with a specific emphasis on children, adolescents, and their families.

pdf Terms of Reference: Version 1, 15 June 2020 (PDF, 163.84KB)

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