COVID-19

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We've been involved in developing and testing vaccines and working with manufacturers to scale-up their production of successful candidates. We launched Australia's first NATA-accredited face mask testing facility, and we're working with water authorities to monitor wastewater for traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

We've studied the structure of the virus, as well as its survivability on different surfaces, and the way different strains respond to vaccines.

Our big data modelling has informed state health dashboards, and we're using new AI techniques to protect the privacy of thousands of Australians being tested every day.

On this page you can access our latest COVID-19 news, feature articles, and multimedia.

Take a deep dive into our research and solutions from science.

Read our COVID-19 media releases

**COVID-19 2021 news releases**
Date	Release
15 Jul	CSIRO study shows new ‘warm vaccine’ effective against all key virus variants
1 Jul	New funding to fast-track COVID-19 treatments
11 May	CSIRO invests in science to drive Australia's recovery
10 May	CSIRO publishes preclinical study results for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
28 Jan	New data privacy tool ensures anonymous COVID-19 data remains secure and private

**COVID-19 2020 news releases**
Date	Release
10 Dec	Wastewater flushes out COVID-19 cases weeks before people show symptoms
30 Nov	COVID-19 vaccine alternative protein and unlocking Northern Australia celebrated at CSIRO awards
23 Nov	CALD Assist app simplifies COVID-19 screening for non-English speaking communities
17 Nov	The missing link in understanding COVID-19 and its mutations
12 Oct	CSIRO scientists publish new research on SARS-COV-2 virus ‘survivability’
09 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
04 Aug	Australia kicks off new initiative assisting Vietnam to apply Artificial Intelligence in post COVID 19 economic recovery
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

Read comments from our experts

**COVID-19 Expert Commentary 2021**
Date	Topic of expert comment
07 Jul	Lambda coronavirus variant
17 Feb	The TGA’s approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
08 Jan	The UK COVID-19 strain and vaccines in Australia

**COVID-19 Expert Commentary 2020**
Date	Topic of expert comment
03 Dec	Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the UK
24 Nov	Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine preliminary Phase III data
09 Sept	Oxford-AstraZeneca candidate
19 Aug	CSIRO welcomes vaccine agreement with AstraZeneca-Oxford University
19 Aug	Australian Government’s vaccine agreement
21 Jul	Oxford vaccine candidate
12 May	‘D164G’ mutation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
06 Apr	COVID-19

Our experts

Dr Rob Grenfell

Director, Health and Biosecurity

Dr Rob Grenfell is CSIRO's Director of Health and Biosecurity, and is available for media comment on topics including COVID-19, biosecurity threats, and partnerships with health and medical industries. His media contact is Chris Chelvan.

Prof Trevor Drew

Director, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP)

Trevor is Director of ACDP, which brings together human and animal health, disease protection and biosecurity measures to protect Australia. He is available for media comment and his media contact is Sian Stringer.

Dr Debbie Eagles

Deputy Director of Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP)

Debbie is Deputy Director of ACDP, which has been working on both understanding the virus and testing a potential vaccine. Dr Eagles is available for media comment and her media contact is Sian Stringer.

Dr Paul Bertsch

Science Director, Land and Water

Paul has championed research that integrates land, water, ecosystems, cities, social and economic sciences, environmental contamination and toxicology, earth observation, and climate adaptation to address the grand challenges facing Australia and the global community. Dr Bertsch is available for media comment, and his media contact is Helen Beringen.

Dr Warish Ahmed

Senior Research Scientist

Warish's research provides targeted solutions to identify the point and non-point sources of microbial contaminants in catchment and recreational waters. He has recently turned his research to analysis of wastewater to detect traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. He is available for media comment and his media contact is Helen Beringen.