The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity is a research institute located in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia. The Doherty Institute is named after the name of Laureate Professor

Peter C. Doherty Peter Charles Doherty (born 15 October 1940) is an Australian immunologist and Nobel laureate. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkerna ...

(Nobel prize winner in 1996). This institute is a joint venture between The

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

and The

Royal Melbourne Hospital The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. Th ...

COVID-19 response

Modelling Report for National Cabinet

Doherty Institute has advised the Australian government for the transition to nation reopening based upon the vaccination progress in the modelling report. This 4-phase transition plan depends upon the percentage (70%/*80%) of the fully vaccinated eligible population(16 years or older). In February 2022, the Doherty Institute advised against periodic six-month boosters.

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* *{{cite news , title=Doherty Institute boss says rapid antigen tests should be free in Australia , url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/04/doherty-institute-boss-says-rapid-antigen-tests-should-be-free-in-australia , access-date=19 April 2022 , work=the Guardian , date=4 January 2022 , language=en Medical research institutes in Melbourne University of Melbourne