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Latest news releases on our COVID-19 work

COVID-19 2020 news releases
Date Release
12 Oct CSIRO scientists publish new research on SARS-COV-2 virus ‘survivability’
08 Oct Potential covid-19 vaccines not affected by dominant ‘g-strain’
09 Sep Oxford—AstraZeneca candidate commentary
19 Aug CSIRO welcomes vaccine agreement with AstraZeneca—Oxford University
06 Aug CSIRO launches Australia's first accredited face mask testing facility
16 Jul Australian researchers track COVID-19 in wastewater from plane and cruise ship passengers
14 Jul Australia and Indonesia to partner on COVID-19 research (partner release)
13 Jul Dosing begins in first human trial of UQ COVID-19 vaccine (partner release)
02 Jul CSIRO uses lab-grown ‘lungs’ to fight respiratory viruses
19 Jun Chasing COVID-19: CSIRO scientists find fast, cheaper way to find outbreaks in our wastewater
16 Jun CSIRO study reveals COVID-19's impact on weight and emotional wellbeing
20 May COVID-19 puts brakes on global emissions
01 May Coronavirus: CSIRO armed nation for infectious invader
20 Apr CSIRO unlocks new way to understand evolving strains of SARS-CoV-2
16 Apr Australian researchers trace sewage for early warning COVID-19 spread
04 Apr Nation's disease response bolstered
02 Apr CSIRO begins testing Covid-19 vaccines
22 Mar University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine funding
18 Mar CSIRO measures in response to COVID-19
31 Jan CSIRO scientists start work on coronavirus

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CSIRO researcher conducting breathability testing at our accredited surgical face mask testing facility  ©Nick Pitsas

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B-roll of CSIRO’s Face mask testing. Please credit CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

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B-roll of CSIRO’s COVID-19 fermentation at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness. Please credit CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

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B-roll of CSIRO’s COVID-19 research at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness. Please credit CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

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B-roll of the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, CSIRO’s high-containment biosecurity facility in Geelong. Please credit CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency

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COVID-19 vaccine milestone announcement - CSIRO media briefing

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