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Prof Paul Griffin
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Get up to speed on the new COVID wave

The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like, whether a fifth booster is worth having, children's vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals

Expert/s: Prof Paul Griffin
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Dr Diem Pham
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“It’s not over yet” stresses expert

Infections and deaths from COVID-19 are still occurring and the pandemic is not over

Expert/s: Dr Diem Pham
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A/Prof James Trauer
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Intersection between COVID and tuberculosis

How resources are being diverted to COVID-19, and how they have been affecting Tuberculosis resources, knowing when to suspect and diagnose active Tuberculosis and how to manage the patient

Expert/s: A/Prof James Trauer
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Prof Raina MacIntyre
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Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. But here’s what needs to happen next

Cruise ships carrying passengers with COVID are back in the news...

Expert/s: Prof Raina MacIntyre, Ashley Lindsay Quigley, Samsung Lim
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From Centaurus to XBB: your handy guide to the latest COVID subvariants (and why some are more worrying than others)

The Omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants.

Expert/s: Healthed
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Prof Kristine Macartney
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COVID update – Bivalent jab, new variants and herd immunity

The bivalent vaccines, the new variant alert for Ba.2.75 and Ba.4.6, and herd immunity predictions and implications

Expert/s: Prof Kristine Macartney
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Prof Raina MacIntyre
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If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past the pandemic, think again

COVID is an exceptional disease and was at its deadliest this year, causing more deaths in Australia between June and August 2022 than at any other time.

Expert/s: Prof Raina MacIntyre, Prof Nancy Baxter, Prof Brendan Crabb AC
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Prof Paul Griffin
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Understanding the advantages of cell-based influenza vaccines

In this Product Explainer, Infectious Disease Physician and Clinical Microbiologist A/Prof Paul Griffin explains Australia’s first and only cell-based influenza vaccine, as well as the differences between influenza vaccines and why this is important to understand in order to better inform patients of the choices available (5 mins).

Expert/s: Prof Paul Griffin
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Prof Paul Griffin
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Lagevrio questions, mRNA jab misunderstandings and nasal vaccines coming

Despite a panoramic study suggesting a lower effect, Lagevrio has a useful impact on hospitalisations, deaths and shorter recovery time. Additionally COVID trials becoming more difficult to run because so many people have either been vaccinated and / or exposed

Expert/s: Prof Paul Griffin
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Prof Nancy Baxter
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Bivalent vaccines and other recent developments

The elimination of isolation periods and mask mandates, and an update on the vaccination landscape, including recently approved jabs, the bivalent vaccine, and vaccination for children

Expert/s: Prof Nancy Baxter
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Rosalyn Page
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Vaccines build on herd immunity

Almost three years into the pandemic, the widespread uptake of vaccines in Australia, together with the large rate of infection from the Omicron variant has created very good population immunity, according to Professor Kristine Macartney from the National Centre for Immunisation Research.

Expert/s: Rosalyn Page
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Ben Falkenmire
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Preparing for the next COVID wave

GPs should plan antivirals for high- risk patients

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire

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