Trauer, James M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-1631
Lydeamore, Michael J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6515-827X
Dalton, Gregory W.
Pilcher, David
Meehan, Michael T.
McBryde, Emma S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-9172
Cheng, Allen C.
Sutton, Brett
Ragonnet, Romain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8520-2362
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Health | National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1142638)
Article History
Received: 25 April 2021
Accepted: 13 October 2021
First Online: 1 November 2021
Competing interests
: B.S. and A.C.C. wish to emphasise their important statutory roles during Victoria’s pandemic response in 2020, as Chief Health Office and acting Chief Health Officer respectively. M.J.L. and G.W.D. were also employed by DHHS during 2020. JMT provided regular advice to DHHS during this time as an independent advisor. The Epidemiological Modelling Unit of Monash University provided the health system cluster-level projections for notifications, admissions, and deaths under contract to the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services in 2020. JMT is a recipient of an Early Career Fellowship from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1142638). The other authors declare no competing interests.