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New research reveals one third of Australians do not believe practising COVID-safe behaviours or staying up to date with vaccinations to protect against COVID-19 is important.1 With high numbers of Australians still being admitted to hospitals and ICUs with COVID-19,2 the majority of older Australians believe that future emergence of new COVID-19 variants will not … Continued
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The Australian Government has accepted the latest advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of new COVID-19 XBB.1.5 vaccine as part of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Program.1 The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) encourages all people who have not yet had their recommended 2023 dose/s to receive … Continued
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A study of nearly 19,000 children who sought care at hospital for COVID-19 during the pandemic shows those with asthma were not at greater risk of serious infection. In the early coronavirus pandemic, there were contrasting reports on whether asthma was a risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection. While children are considered to be at … Continued
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25 SEPTEMBER, 2023 Who: Charles Darwin University COVID-19 quarantine expert Angela Sheedy, published the open access resource pandemic quarantine facility guide developed through research into the Centre for National Resilience, Howard Springs Quarantine Facility. Topics: The inquiry will cover a broad range of COVID-19 responses, including population health measures and support, governance and core responses … Continued
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CDU EXPERTS: COVID-19 pandemic inquiry must focus on all levels of government to deal effectively with the lessons learned, not just the Commonwealth response. 25 September, 2023 Who: Charles Darwin University law experts Dr Guzyal Hill and Dr John Garrick Topics: Inquiry into government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All-federation inquiry is needed, rather than … Continued
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The identification of a metabolic pathway could lead to answers and new treatments for those experiencing brain fog because of long COVID. Researchers from UNSW Sydney and St. Vincent’s Hospital have identified a key pathway, involved in inflammation, which appears to be activated in people with long COVID who have symptoms of ‘brain fog’. Scientists … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 27 July 2023: A Victorian doctor and pharmacist is seeking an injunction from the Federal Court to stop Pfizer and Moderna from distributing their mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. The plaintiff, Dr Julian Fidge, alleges that Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccine products contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs)[1], for … Continued
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Amid a sector-wide crisis in financial sustainability, aged care providers around the country are still wondering when hundreds of millions of dollars of emergency COVID expenses will be reimbursed. The Australian Government introduced COVID-19 Support Grants to help providers control outbreaks in their facilities, protecting vulnerable residents and their families, and preventing transmission with the local community. Catholic Health Australia’s Director of Aged Care … Continued
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RESEARCH REVEALS HOW COVID-19 VIRUS INFECTS THE PLACENTA, AND HOW THIS CAN BE PREVENTED In a landmark study published today (TBC) in Nature Cell Biology, Australian researchers, led by Professor Jose Polo from Monash University and the University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne’s Professor Kanta Subbarao from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and … Continued
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New research from UNSW Sydney reveals the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for women of refugee backgrounds living in Australia. War led Nawal Nadar to flee her home country of Lebanon to Kuwait, then the United Arab Emirates, and finally arriving in Australia in 1998. Ms Nadar is now a maternity liaison … Continued
