COVID-19 Our work Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Clinical research COSSI COVID-19 NCIRS COVID-19 response Serosurveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Disease surveillance and epidemiology Education and training Global Health National Vaccination Insights project New South Wales Immunisation Specialist Service (NSWISS) Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) PHN Immunisation Support program Population health Program evaluation Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety NCIRS is undertaking multiple research projects and our staff are working in a range of capacities to support response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are also closely monitoring publicly available information on COVID-19 vaccine candidates to understand the current state of development of COVID-19 vaccines and clinical trials. Click on the tiles below to find out more. NCIRS COVID-19 response Serosurveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Our work Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Clinical research COSSI COVID-19 NCIRS COVID-19 response Serosurveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Disease surveillance and epidemiology Education and training Global Health National Vaccination Insights project New South Wales Immunisation Specialist Service (NSWISS) Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) PHN Immunisation Support program Population health Program evaluation Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety News & events News | 22 May 2026 Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades. But vaccines could curb it News | 08 May 2026 NCIRS study finds serious recurrent complications after TTS are rare, but persistent symptoms affecting physical and mental health are common News | 08 May 2026 Poliovirus detected in wastewater in Australia News | 30 April 2026 Understanding behavioural and social drivers of childhood vaccination in Timor Leste 18412 views