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Seven ways to safely socialise post-COVID

But as we emerge from our bunkers and dust off our social skills, we must think about how to navigate this transition safely.

Expert/s: Dr Hassan Vally

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Understanding the immunology behind COVID-19

COVID-19 is an RNA virus from the coronavirus family and a relative to a number of viruses that cause cold-like symptoms as well as the viruses the caused SARS and MERS. In structure it is 80% identical to the virus that caused SARS.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

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The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

Expert/s: Jennifer MacLachlan, Benjamin Cowie

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Lessons learned about viral transmission

It’s been a common catchcry in this current pandemic – whether it be testing, transmission or treatment – ‘we just don’t have enough evidence.’

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

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Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong

Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus. They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighbourhood.

Expert/s: Prof Maximilian de Courten

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Shedding light on virus-shedders

Of the people admitted to Adelaide Hospital with COVID-19, the commonest early symptoms were lethargy, fever and cough. Sore throat was rarely described as an initial symptom.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

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COVID’s clotting conundrum

Clotting in the small vessels of the lungs appears to be the major, life-threatening complication of patients with severe COVID-19 disease, at least in Caucasians, Irish researchers say.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

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Aged care visitor guidelines balance residents’ rights and coronavirus risk – but may be hard to implement

These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread of the infection can be, and the extreme challenge of containing the virus once a positive case appears in aged care homes.

Expert/s: Prof Yun-Hee Jeon

Infectious diseases

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The Real Story on a COVID-19 vaccine

Based on our knowledge about immunisation against other coronaviruses both in animals and humans, if we do get a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, it is unlikely to be highly immunogenic or confer long-term immunity.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Determining immunity to COVID-19

The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

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CovidSafe tracking app reviewed

About 1.13 million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app by 6am today, just 12 hours after its release last night, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of the population will make use of the app, designed to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease.

Expert/s: Mahmoud Elkhodr

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Australia’s COVID strategy from now

Australia’s current strategy aimed at containment and mitigation of COVID-19 is working well. Australia is in a much better place than was originally predicted according to early modelling.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Seven ways to safely socialise post-COVID

But as we emerge from our bunkers and dust off our social skills, we must think about how to navigate this transition safely.

Understanding the immunology behind COVID-19

COVID-19 is an RNA virus from the coronavirus family and a relative to a number of viruses that cause cold-like symptoms as well as the viruses the caused SARS and MERS. In structure it is 80% identical to the virus that caused SARS.

The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

Lessons learned about viral transmission

It’s been a common catchcry in this current pandemic – whether it be testing, transmission or treatment – ‘we just don’t have enough evidence.’

Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong

Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus. They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighbourhood.

Shedding light on virus-shedders

Of the people admitted to Adelaide Hospital with COVID-19, the commonest early symptoms were lethargy, fever and cough. Sore throat was rarely described as an initial symptom.

COVID’s clotting conundrum

Clotting in the small vessels of the lungs appears to be the major, life-threatening complication of patients with severe COVID-19 disease, at least in Caucasians, Irish researchers say.

Aged care visitor guidelines balance residents’ rights and coronavirus risk – but may be hard to implement

These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread of the infection can be, and the extreme challenge of containing the virus once a positive case appears in aged care homes.

The Real Story on a COVID-19 vaccine

Based on our knowledge about immunisation against other coronaviruses both in animals and humans, if we do get a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, it is unlikely to be highly immunogenic or confer long-term immunity.

Determining immunity to COVID-19

The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.

CovidSafe tracking app reviewed

Australia’s COVID strategy from now

Australia’s current strategy aimed at containment and mitigation of COVID-19 is working well. Australia is in a much better place than was originally predicted according to early modelling.

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But as we emerge from our bunkers and dust off our social skills, we must think about how to navigate this transition safely.

COVID-19 is an RNA virus from the coronavirus family and a relative to a number of viruses that cause cold-like symptoms as well as the viruses the caused SARS and MERS. In structure it is 80% identical to the virus that caused SARS.

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

It’s been a common catchcry in this current pandemic – whether it be testing, transmission or treatment – ‘we just don’t have enough evidence.’

Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus. They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighbourhood.

Of the people admitted to Adelaide Hospital with COVID-19, the commonest early symptoms were lethargy, fever and cough. Sore throat was rarely described as an initial symptom.

Clotting in the small vessels of the lungs appears to be the major, life-threatening complication of patients with severe COVID-19 disease, at least in Caucasians, Irish researchers say.

These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread of the infection can be, and the extreme challenge of containing the virus once a positive case appears in aged care homes.

Based on our knowledge about immunisation against other coronaviruses both in animals and humans, if we do get a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, it is unlikely to be highly immunogenic or confer long-term immunity.

The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.

Australia’s current strategy aimed at containment and mitigation of COVID-19 is working well. Australia is in a much better place than was originally predicted according to early modelling.

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