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Shame, stigma barriers to COVID-19 testing for young and culturally diverse

This article was originally published in the Age, on April 18th 2021. More than 90 per cent of Victorians at high risk of contracting coronavirus have avoided getting tested for[more...]

Animation highlights Melbourne’s COVID-19 spread

An animation showing the speed and far reach of the spread of COVID-19 across greater Melbourne between March and September 2020, is being shown as a stark reminder to Victorians[more...]

Young Australians’ mental wellbeing must be a priority in pandemic recovery

Coronavirus had a stark impact on the mental wellbeing of young Australians, with a new survey from VicHealth and Burnet Institute showing many felt lonely, struggled to connect to others[more...]

Zero-COVID attitude set Australia apart

Burnet Institute Director and CEO Professor Brendan Crabb AC has credited Australia’s collective ‘zero-COVID attitude’ for the nation’s success in crushing the coronavirus, and as something that set Australia apart[more...]

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Other relevant research

Burnet Institute and its partners in the Optimise Study are involved in range of studies and initiatives on COVID-19.

Burnet’s innovative and evidence-based public health and laboratory-based COVID-19 research initiatives are contributing to solutions to the global pandemic. Click here to learn more about Burnet Institute’s other COVID-19 research.

Our knowledge and evidence base are rapidly expanding. Visit the Know-C19 Hub for a regularly updated overview of research findings, analysis and early experience from other countries.

The Doherty Institute has teams of researchers, clinicians, and epidemiologists working on minimising the impact of COVID-19, which you can learn about here.

You can read more about our partners’ health, medical and social research contributing to the fight against COVID-19 here:

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