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 | 04 September 2026 20 years of HPV vaccination: celebrating progress and recognising ongoing challenges News | 03 September 2026 Country is our teacher: literacy, comprehension and the knowledge that protects us News | 16 August 2026 1.7 million Australians unprotected against measles, raising the risk of local outbreaks News | 14 August 2026 Honouring Indigenous knowledge: immunisation and the UN International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2026 18687 views