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COSSI annual report 2022
This report highlights the outputs of and engagements of COSSI members in 2022. It includes commentary on a future Australian Centre for Disease Control, consultation opportunities with policy stakeholders and COSSI Knowledge Exchange events.
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Summary report - Increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in children aged 5-11 years: behavioural insights from the field
This report summarises the reflections from an online forum convened by COSSI and NCIRS, and supported by the Australian Government Department of Health, on 3 March 2022. The forum, titled ‘Increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children aged 5-11 years: behavioural insights from the field’ aimed to identify the drivers of COVID-19 vaccination in children aged 5-11 years and discuss strategies for increasing coverage.
COSSI annual report 2021
This report highlights the outputs of and engagements by COSSI members during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in areas of clinical and public health risk communication; understanding the role and impact of mandatory vaccination; and strategies to diagnose barriers to under-vaccination to inform vaccine uptake across the lifespan.
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Working paper: A COVID-19 vaccination strategy to support uptake amongst Australians
Achieving high uptake of a safe and effective vaccine to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is a public health priority. To support the COVID-19 vaccination goals and aims outlined by the Australian Government and the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation (COSSI) has developed a Six Point Strategy aiming to support the design and implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine program in Australia.
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Attwell K, Wiley K, Leask J, Seale H, Carlson SJ, Cashman P, Karras J, Danchin M & Kaufman J. The Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation (COSSI). Global lessons from a successful Australian research and practice network. Vaccine 2024;42(7): 1420-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.107
Wiley K, Frawley J, King C, Batten N, Attwell K, Steffens M & Leask J, on behalf of the Collaboration on Social Science in Immunisation. Social science must be key component of future Australian Centres for Disease Control. InTouch Public Health [blog]. Public Health Association of Australia. 24 August 2022
Kaufman J, Attwell K & the Collaboration on Social Science, Immunisation Working Group. Maintaining routine vaccination during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Medical Journal of Australia 2021;214:93-93.e1. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50919
Leask J, Seale H, Williams JH, Kaufman J, Wiley K, Mahimbo A, Clark KK, Danchin MH & Attwell K. Policy considerations for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination from the Collaboration on Social Science in Immunisation. Medical Journal of Australia. 13 September 2021. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51269
Leask J, Carlson SJ, Attwell K, Clark KK, Kaufman J, Hughes C, Frawley J, Cashman P, Seal H, Wiley K, Bolsewicz K, Steffens M & Danchin MH. Communicating with patients and the public about COVID‐19 vaccine safety: recommendations from the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation. Medical Journal of Australia 2021;215:9-12.e1. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51136