Population Health Our work Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Clinical research COSSI COVID-19 Disease surveillance and epidemiology Education and training New South Wales Immunisation Specialist Service (NSWISS) Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) PHN Immunisation Support program Population health Program evaluation Regional and global collaborations Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety Australia has a wide range of large routinely collected population health data. The Population Health program area of NCIRS analyses these data alone or linked together to inform national vaccine policy development and immunisation program evaluation. It also aims to build capacity in the use of big-data resources in Australia to facilitate research and analysis to support better use of vaccines. Key projects COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness This project is being conducted in collaboration with NSW Health. It aims to assess COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in the NSW population. It uses Australian Immunisation Register data (COVID-19 vaccines) linked to NSW COVID-19 notifications, hospitalisations and deaths to examine the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Studies published from this project: Relative effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination with 3 compared to 2 doses against SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) among an Australian population with low prior rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection Read the full study here High attack rate of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 B.1.1.529 among 2-dose vaccinated populations in 2 indoor entertainment setting outbreaks Read the full study here COVID-19 Australian Immunisation Register – Multi-Agency Data Integration Project The COVID-19 Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)–Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP) project is being conducted in collaboration with the Health Economics Research Division (HERD) of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. The aim of this project is to use MADIP linked to AIR data to inform the vaccine policy for COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. The MADIP project links various Commonwealth datasets such as: health (AIR, Medicare Benefits Schedule [MBS], Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme [PBS], Medicare Consumer Directory) census taxation and social support (personal income tax, Centrelink) migration (Traveller and Visa data) disability (National Disability Insurance Scheme[NDIS]) death registrations education. To date, the group has been advising on the use of the resource to examine COVID-19 vaccine coverage and to work in collaboration with other organisations to assess the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Other projects A few other projects that are currently underway include: Contributing linkage expertise to the vaccine safety work using linked data (Global Vaccine Data Network [GVDN] with AusVaxSafety) Maternal vaccination in NSW using linked data Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) COVID-19 vaccine register demonstration project News & Events All news & events 17 March 2023 | News New resources to support conversations about influenza vaccination with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 12 May 2023 | News Recent COVID-19 vaccination highly effective against death caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection in older Australians 05 May 2023 | Events Watch now | HPV in 2023 - latest vaccine recommendations and research 21 April 2023 | News When did you have your last tetanus vaccine? A booster dose may save your life 339 views