You are receiving this email as you have received a COVID-19 vaccine at a Queensland Health vaccination centre. This email provides information about the QoVAX Statewide study and offers you the opportunity to participate. The study team has NOT been given your personal information or email address.
What will the QoVAX SET Statewide Study tell us?
The information collected from the QoVAX Statewide study will help us to better understand:
- the health outcomes of people who have and have not been vaccinated against COVID-19
- the health outcomes of Queenslanders who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19
- what factors affect the immune response to the COVID-19 vaccines
- what can cause vaccinated and unvaccinated people to get very sick from the COVID-19 virus.
The QoVAX study will also support researchers and health services to track, explain, and make decisions about ongoing vaccine programs and plan for current and future COVID-19 responses in the community.
Who can take part in the QoVAX Statewide study? You might be able to take part if you:
- have received a COVID-19 vaccine in the past 12 months OR have not received any COVID-19 vaccine
- are 18 years or older and a resident of Queensland
- can read and understand the consent form.
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Please visit the Queensland Health website to complete an online questionnaire and receive your instructions to provide an optional blood sample at participating pathology collection centres at two time points - now and in 12-months’ time.