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Report: Three New Estimates of India’s All-Cause Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic

India lacks an authoritative estimate of the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic. We report excess mortality estimates from three different data sources from the pandemic’s start through June 2021.

Expert/s: Healthed

Infectious diseases

Dr Linda Calabresi

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COVID-19 Vaccinations: Should it be mandatory in general practice?

The vast majority of Australian GPs believe that COVID vaccination should be mandatory for all those who work in general practice.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Prof Nigel Crawford

Podcasts

COVID update – Pfizer myocarditis, delta crisis, AZ clots & bleeds, boosters & more – Lecture

Practical understanding of the risk-benefit considerations as well as an update on AZ clots and bleeds.

Expert/s: Prof Nigel Crawford

Infectious diseases

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Reliable information on COVID vaccine required for Aussie GPs

As millions of extra Pfizer vaccines arrive on our doorstep, information on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout remains cloudy.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Dr Stephen Graves

Videos

Q fever: Administering the vaccine

In this Product Explainer, Dr Stephen Graves, Microbiologist and Medical Director of the Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory, explains the role of the Q fever vaccination, how it is administered and when it should be used. (5 mins).

Expert/s: Dr Stephen Graves

Infectious diseases

Dr Brett Montgomery

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How can younger Australians decide about the AstraZeneca vaccine? A GP explains

It has been a wild week for public messaging about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine — baffling both for the public and for general practitioners like me.

Expert/s: Dr Brett Montgomery

Infectious diseases

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Non-COVID vaccines in the COVID era

If you’re like the majority of general practices in Australia, you will be flat out juggling consents, documents and actual jabs be it AstraZeneca and/or Pfizer in the quest to conquer COVID.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Dr Linda Calabresi

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GPs leading by example

Well, if nothing else, it looks as though GPs are ready to race through to stage 4 of the COVID recovery plan.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Prof Helen Marshall

Podcasts

Meningitis prevention – Lecture

Why there aren't many diseases that cause as much fear among both the general public and medical practitioners as meningitis

Expert/s: Prof Helen Marshall

Infectious diseases, Public health

A/Prof Nicholas Wood

Podcasts

COVID Update – The Delta Variant, Pfizer Myocarditis, Hesitancy Strategies and Other Developments – Lecture

The recent outbreaks and clusters in Australia primarily due to the Delta variant.

Expert/s: A/Prof Nicholas Wood

Infectious diseases

Prof Peter McCluskey AO

Podcasts

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus – Lecture

Herpes zoster affecting the eye not only causes severe pain, but can be associated with significant long-term sequelae

Expert/s: Prof Peter McCluskey AO

Infectious diseases

Prof Andrew Lloyd

Podcasts

Long COVID – Public health implications

Long COVID is a reality, but investigations rarely demonstrate significant structural damage

Expert/s: Prof Andrew Lloyd