The COVID-19 research and resource collection has been collated as part of a debrief on the NSW public health response to:
Resources in this section focus on the range of public health and social measures utilised during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the spread of COVID-19, including transmission control, vaccination, risk perceptions and influence on behaviours, testing, contact tracing and research projects.
Dalton CB, Corbett SJ, Katelaris AL. COVID‐19: implementing sustainable low cost physical distancing and enhanced hygiene. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2020; 212(10):443. COVID-19: implementing sustainable low cost physical distancing and enhanced hygiene
Fotheringham P, Anderson T, Shaw M, Jewitt J, Storey H, Hutchings O, Cartwright J, Gupta L. Control of COVID-19 in Australia through quarantine: the role of special health accommodation (SHA) in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Public Health. 2021; 21(1):1-8. Control of COVID-19 in Australia through quarantine: the role of special health accommodation (SHA) in New South Wales, Australia
McAnulty JM, Ward K. Suppressing the epidemic in new South Wales. New England Journal of Medicine. 2020; 382(21):e74. Suppressing the epidemic in New South Wales
Allan J, Kleinschafer J, Saksena T, Rahman A, Lawrence J, Lock M. A comparison of rural Australian First Nations and Non-First Nations survey responses to COVID-19 risks and impacts: implications for health communications. BMC public health. 2022; 22(1):1-0. A comparison of rural Australian First Nations and Non-First Nations survey responses to COVID-19 risks and impacts: implications for health communications
Bolsewicz KT, Steffens MS, Bullivant B, King C, Beard F. “To protect myself, my friends, family, workmates and patients… and to play my part”: COVID-19 Vaccination perceptions among health and aged care workers in New South Wales, Australia. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021; 18(17):8954. "To Protect Myself, My Friends, Family, Workmates and Patients ...and to Play My Part": COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions among Health and Aged Care Workers in New South Wales, Australia
Chow JS, D'Souza A, Lane B, Descallar J, Ford M, Marshall S, Pennings S. Health workers’ Perceptions and REsponses in implementing COVID-19 Immunisation StratEgy in South Western Sydney (PRECISE): an observational study. BMJ open. 2022; 12(4):e055034. Health workers' Perceptions and REsponses in implementing COVID-19 Immunisation StratEgy in South Western Sydney (PRECISE): an observational study
Robinson PA, Levy DC, Hooker C, Shaban RZ, Nahidi S, Leask J, Wiley KE. COVID‐19 testing decisions and behaviours in two Australian cities. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. COVID-19 testing decisions and behaviours in two Australian cities
Seale H, Heywood AE, Leask J, Sheel M, Durrheim DN, Bolsewicz K, Kaur R. Examining Australian public perceptions and behaviors towards a future COVID-19 vaccine. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2021; 21(1):1-9. Examining Australian public perceptions and behaviors towards a future COVID-19 vaccine
Seale H, Heywood AE, Leask J, Sheel M, Thomas S, Durrheim DN, Bolsewicz K, Kaur R. COVID-19 is rapidly changing: Examining public perceptions and behaviors in response to this evolving pandemic. PloS one. 2020; 15(6):e0235112. COVID-19 is rapidly changing: Examining public perceptions and behaviours in response to this evolving pandemic
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Liu B, Gidding H, Stepien S, Cretikos M, Macartney K. 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. Vaccine. 2022;40(43):6288-94. 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
Wen LM, Xu H, Rissel C, Kerr E, Buchanan L, Taki S, Phongsavan P, Chua RK, Hua M, Wardle K, Simone L. Demographic Predictors of Mothers' Willingness to Vaccinate Young Children Against COVID-19, Get Tested and Isolate: A Cross-Sectional Survey Before and During the Greater Sydney Lockdown 2021, Australia. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022; 10. Demographic Predictors of Mothers' Willingness to Vaccinate Young Children Against COVID-19, Get Tested and Isolate: A Cross-Sectional Survey Before and During the Greater Sydney Lockdown 2021, Australia
Capon A, Gonzalez N, Sheppeard V. The suitability and usability of a tool to assess contact status from COVID‐19 exposures in the workplace. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2022; 46(4):511:516. The suitability and usability of a tool to assess contact status from COVID-19 exposures in the workplace
Degeling C, Hall J, Johnson J, Abbas R, Bag S, Gilbert GL. Should digital contact tracing technologies be used to control COVID-19? Perspectives from an Australian public deliberation. Health Care Analysis. 2022; 30(2):97-114. Should Digital Contact Tracing Technologies be used to Control COVID-19? Perspectives from an Australian Public Deliberation
Jain N, Moore CB, Quinn E, Liu HM, Liu D, Heaton M, Gehlot P, Dhakal Y, Gupta L, Hogbin R, Eastwood JG. Audit of the Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit notification and contact tracing system during the first wave of COVID‐19. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2021; 45(5):526-30. Audit of the Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit notification and contact tracing system during the first wave of COVID-19
Vogt F, Haire B, Selvey L, Katelaris AL, Kaldor J. Effectiveness evaluation of digital contact tracing for COVID-19 in New South Wales, Australia. The Lancet Public Health. 2022; 7(3):e250-8. Effectiveness evaluation of digital contact tracing for COVID-19 in New South Wales, Australia
Campbell DM, Edwards B, Milat A, Thackway S, Whittaker E, Goudswaard L, Cretikos M, Penna A, Chant K. NSW Health COVID-19 Emergency Response Priority Research program: a case study of rapid translation of research into health decision making. Public Health Research & Practice. 2021; 31(4). NSW Health COVID-19 Emergency Response Priority Research program: a case study of rapid translation of research into health decision making
Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence. NSW Health COVID-19 Research Program Impact Evaluation Report 2021. Sydney: NSW Ministry of Health; 2021. COVID-19 Research Program Impact Evaluation Report 2021
Read case studies on the public health response to COVID-19 in NSW.
