Public health materials related to COVID-19

Bite-sized lectures – COVIDSafe edition

Our COVID-19 Bite-sized Lecture series features University of Melbourne experts taking a deep dive into their research areas of expertise and explaining key aspects the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ventilation matters
Professor Jason Monty, Head of Mechanical Engineering and professor of Fluid Mechanics explains aerosol spread, how airflow moves and how his research has led to low-cost solutions being used in hospitals and hotel quarantine to reduce the risk of transmission.

Vaccines: our passport out of the pandemic
Why is it so important that we get most of Australia’s population vaccinated against COVID‑19? And what do we know about vaccine safety and risks vs benefits? Associate Professor Nigel Crawford from our Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and founder of the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre explains why vaccines are our passport out of the pandemic.

Become a vaccine champion
Dr. Jessica Kaufman, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne and a Research Fellow in the Vaccine Uptake Group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, looks at vaccination-related communication, normalising vaccination and debunking misinformation in the vaccine safety space. She also talks about practical ways to become a vaccine champion.

The science of wellbeing
Research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that we can experience high levels of distress and still feel well and do well. Join Dr Paige Williams from the Centre for Wellbeing Science to discuss the science of wellbeing, examining the three specific ways in which thriving and struggle interact; to help us buffer, to help us bolster and to help us build wellbeing even as we face the challenges of disruption of uncertainty.

VaxFACTS

With vaccination key to getting out of the pandemic, these clear and concise videos answer common questions and bust widely-shared myths about the vaccines.

Associate Professor Margie Danchin, from our Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and Group Leader of Vaccine Acceptance, Uptake and Policy at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, answers some key questions asked by the Australian community about COVID‑19 vaccines and vaccination.

NOTE: This is general information only. For tailored personal or health advice always speak to your health professional.

Key public health messages

A series of short, animated videos, each focusing on a particular aspect of public health messaging.