The COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for Australia – Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group ceased on 31 December 2023.
During the COVID-19 pandemic the advisory group provided advice on:
- the scientific validity of research into the safety and effectiveness of potential COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments
- purchasing COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments for Australia
- the options available for manufacturing and packaging COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in Australia
- distribution and logistics associated with potential COVID-19 vaccines
- other technical matters related to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
Members
| Member | Background and experience |
|---|---|
| Prof Brendan Murphy AC (Chair) | Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing |
| Prof Paul Kelly (Deputy Chair) | Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing |
| Prof Nigel Crawford | Chair, Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation |
| Dr John Anderson | Independent Advisor |
| Prof Chris Blyth | Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist |
| Prof Allen Cheng | Infectious Disease Physician and Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology |
| Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM | Australia’s Chief Scientist |
| Mr Rob Hetherington | Independent Adviser |
| Dr Larry Marshall | Chief Executive, CSIRO |
| Ms Sue MacLeman | Chair, MTP Connect |
| Ms Kirsten O’Doherty | Independent Adviser |
| Dr Felicia Pradera | Program Manager for Medical Countermeasures Development, DMTC |
| Mr Mark Sullivan | Managing Director, Medicines Development Ltd |
| Prof Andrew Wilson | Chair, Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
| Prof Kanta Subbarao | WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory Professor |
Meetings
The advisory group met on an as-needs basis, determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
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The COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for Australia – Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group summaries
The summaries of the COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for Australia – Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group.
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