ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2023
Key lessons from the COVID-19 public health response in Australia.
Review in The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of testing, contact tracing and isolation interventions among the general population on reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- COVID-19 pandemic perceived impacts on the Australian general population, a national survey exploring the role of socio-demographic and psychological factors.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Machine learning-based risk prediction of outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Australia: the AUS-COVID Score.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2026Article
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- Excess Alcohol-Induced Hospitalisations and Deaths During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
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- Transgression of planetary boundaries and the effects on child health through an infectious diseases lens.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2025Review
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- Widening the lens for pandemic preparedness: children must be seenThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of patients with cardiovascular disease in Australia: mixed-methods study.BMJ open · 2024Observational
- Informing future quarantine practices through the experiences of COVID-19 quarantine facility staff.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Perceptions and Experiences of Inequity for Women of Refugee Background Having a Baby during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Ecological comparison of six countries in two waves of COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- COVID-19 and End of Life in a Quaternary Australian Hospital: Referral for Palliative Care Consultation.Palliative medicine reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Australia avoided the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still experienced many negative impacts. Reflecting on lessons from Australia's public health response, an Australian expert panel composed of relevant discipline experts identified the following key lessons: 1) movement restrictions were effective, but their implementation requires careful consideration of adverse impacts, 2) disease modelling was valuable, but its limitations should be acknowledged, 3) the absence of timely national data requires re-assessment of national surveillance structures, 4) the utility of advanced pathogen genomics and novel vaccine technology was clearly demonstrated, 5) decision-making that is evidence informed and consultative is essential to maintain trust, 6) major system weaknesses in the residential aged-care sector require fixing, 7) adequate infection prevention and control frameworks are critically important, 8) the interests and needs of young people should not be compromised, 9) epidemics should be recognised as a 'standing threat', 10) regional and global solidarity is important. It should be acknowledged that we were unable to capture all relevant nuances and context specific differences. However, the intent of this review of Australia's public health response is to critically reflect on key lessons learnt and to encourage constructive national discussion in countries across the Western Pacific Region.
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