Clinical research Our work Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Big data Clinical research Upcoming COVID-19 vaccine trials - register your interest now Q fever study Alternate pertussis schedule ImmuMum Post-vaccination seizures Assisted vaccination VR distraction for procedural sedation Flu vaccine in healthcare workers The BRACE trial Waratah Vaccine Trials Alliance 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 Program evaluation Regional and global collaborations Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety NCIRS leads, coordinates and participates in vaccine-related clinical research, in collaboration with other research institutions in Australia. This research aims to address gaps in knowledge to inform Australia’s immunisation policy for specific risk groups and management of adverse events following immunisation. Areas of clinical research include: studies to assess the safety and immunogenicity of vaccines when used in 'understudied and special risk populations' investigation of novel vaccine schedules or strategies to improve vaccine coverage studies on causes and outcomes of adverse events following immunisation. These studies are funded by philanthropic organisations or from competitive peer-reviewed grants. Current studies and networks Upcoming COVID-19 vaccine trials - register your interest now Q fever Alternate pertussis schedule ImmuMum Post-vaccination seizures Assisted vaccination VR distraction for procedural sedation Flu vaccine in healthcare workers The BRACE trial Waratah Vaccine Trials Alliance Our work Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Big data Clinical research Upcoming COVID-19 vaccine trials - register your interest now Q fever study Alternate pertussis schedule ImmuMum Post-vaccination seizures Assisted vaccination VR distraction for procedural sedation Flu vaccine in healthcare workers The BRACE trial Waratah Vaccine Trials Alliance 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 Program evaluation Regional and global collaborations Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety News & events All news & events 27 November 2020 | News COVID-19 vaccines: Frequently asked questions 21 January 2021 | News Update on Australia’s COVID-19 vaccines 11 December 2020 | News Karen Orr Immunisation Nurse Education Scholarship – 2020 winners announced 25 November 2020 | News 2019 Vaccine safety in Australia AusVaxSafety summary report 836 views