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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Collection

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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Collection captures the urgency of the time; the collaborative nature of the responses; the medical treatment and research; systems of communication and technological innovation, and cultural and artistic expressions including data interpretation, and expressions of the care, fear and resilience demonstrated by people and communities. This collection reflects the immediacy of the initial wave of the pandemic in Australia though to the era of learning to live with the …

2021/119/1 Vaccine vials, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, empty (93) and packaging (7), glass / metal / paper / plastic, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 2021
AstraZeneca Vaxzevria vaccine vials
2021
2021/27/1 Collection of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) masks and patterns, COVID-19 pandemic, cotton / PM2.5 filter / (HEPA 1035) textile, masks designed and made by Ronda McCallum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020, printed textiles by Mary Shackman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
Collection of Personal Protective Equipment masks
2020
2021/118/6 Bacterial growth jar, part of laboratory test equipment, glass / plastic, made by Stuart Scientific, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), New South Wales, Australia, c. 2020
Glass bacteria growth jar used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2021/128/3 Stand, for Young Henrys hand sanitiser, wood, commissioned by Young Henrys Brewing Company, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, designed and manufactured by Sam Mezups at MNR Constructions, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Stand for Young Henrys Brewing Company hand sanitiser
2020
2021/119/2 Vaccine vials, Pfizer Comirnaty, empty (156), cold storage packaging, data logger, glass / metal / paper / plastic / electronic components, vaccine made by Pfizer Inc, Andover, Massachusetts, United States of America, 2021, data logger by Sensitech, Beverly, Massachusetts, United States o
Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine vials
2021
2021/118/1 Thermal Cycler, plastic/ metal/ electronic components, made by Bio-Rad Inc, Hercules California, United States of America, 2011, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), New South Wales, Australia, c. 2011-2021
C1000 Touch thermal cycler by Bio-Rad used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2021/118/7 Bacterial growth jar, part of laboratory test equipment, plastic, made by BD Falcon, date unknown, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), New South Wales, Australia, c. 2020
Bacteria growth jar used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2020
2021/91/1 Traffic light button covers (3), plastic, made by Transport for NSW, used by Transport for NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Traffic Light Button Covers
2020
2020/93/1 Uniform, scrub set sample for '#ScrubsForStVincents', cotton, made by Cue Clothing Co, for St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020. Gift of Lynette and Rod Levis, AM, Cue Clothing Co, 2020.
Scrub set for St Vincent's Hospitals by Cue
2020
2021/118/2 Single pipettes (3), part of laboratory test equipment, plastic / metal / mechanical components, made by Eppendorf, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), New South Wales, Australia, c. 2020
Eppendorf single pipettes used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2020
2021/118/8 Labtop cooler, part of laboratory test equipment, plastic / metal, made by Nalgene, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 2020
Labtop cooler used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2020
2021/91/2 Traffic light button covers (6), corflute / double sided tape, made by Transport for NSW, used by Transport for NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Temporary Traffic Light Button Covers
2020
2022/7/1 COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test, plastic / paper, made and distributed by Atomo Diagnostics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2021
AtomoRapidTM, COVID-19 (IgG/IgM) Rapid Antibody Test
2021
2021/118/3 Multi-channel pipette, part of laboratory test equipment, 'Research Pro', plastic / metal / electronics, made by Eppendorf, c. 2005, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), New South Wales, Australia, c. 2010 - c. 2020
Eppendorf Research Pro Multi-Channel Pipette used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2021/118/9 Test tube rack, part of laboratory test equipment, plastic, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia c. 2020
Test tube rack used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2020/90/1 Digital photograph, 'Michels Patisserie 31 May 2020, Marrickville Metro, from COVID-19 pandemic in Sydney series' by Katherine Lu, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Digital photograph 'Michels Patisserie, Marrickville Metro, 31 May 2020' by Katherine Lu
2020
2022/7/2 COVID-19 Antigen Test, plastic / paper / cotton, made and distributed by Atomo Diagnostics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2021
COVID-19 Antigen Test by Atomo Diagnostics
2021
2021/118/4 Pipette, part of laboratory test equipment, 'Pipet-Aid XP', plastic / metal, made by Drummond Scientific, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), New South Wales, Australia, c. 2020
Pipet-Aid XP used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2020
2021/128/1 Hand sanitiser (5), in different sized containers, 250ml (3), 5L and 10L, plastic / paper. designed and manufactured by Young Henrys Brewing Company, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Hand sanitiser made by Young Henrys Brewing Company in Sydney
2020
2020/90/2 Digital photograph, 'Marrickville Fire Station, 31 May 2020, from COVID-19 pandemic in Sydney series' by Katherine Lu, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Digital photograph 'Marrickville Fire Station, 31 May 2020' by Katherine Lu
2020
2021/136/1 Portable Respirator, HALO, designed by CleanSpace, 2018, made by CleanSpace, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2019
CleanSpace HALO Respirator
2018
2021/118/5 Gel electrophoresis tank, part of laboratory test equipment, plastic / electronics, made by Bio-Rad, owned and used by Westmead Medical Research Institute (WIMR), New South Wales, Australia, c. 2020
Gel Electrophoresis Tank used by Westmead Medical Research Institute
2020
2021/128/2 Diary, '2020 Diary', paper / plastic, maker of diary unknown, used by Jesse Searls, Young Henrys Brewing Company, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Diary used by Young Henrys Brewing Company concerning the production of hand sanitise
2020
2020/90/3 Digital photograph, 'Marrickville Metro, 31 May 2020, from COVID-19 pandemic in Sydney series' by Katherine Lu, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Digital photograph 'Marrickville Metro, 31 May 2020' by Katherine Lu
2020