Coronavirus restrictions stopped the spread of some illnesses, but gastro is not one of them

Professor Raina MacIntyre from the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute said rates of respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and influenza dropped dramatically with measures… more

The conversation - Australia must vaccinate 200,000 adults a day to meet October target: new modelling

The federal government’s COVID vaccine rollout is due to start in late February with a target of vaccinating all Australian adults by October. Vaccinating some 20 million adult… more

UNSW biosecurity researchers develop intelligence program that ‘could have prevented COVID-19’

UNSW’s head of biosecurity research, Raina MacIntyre, has spearheaded an intelligence program called Epiwatch that she is confident could have detected COVID-19 in China in mid-… more

Coronavirus: No evidence: epidemiologist questions WHO..

Coronavirus: No evidence: epidemiologist questions WHO ruling out Wuhan lab as likely source of pandemic Leading epidemiologist Raina MacIntyre has questioned why a World Health… more

UNSW biosecurity researchers develop intelligence program ..

UNSW biosecurity researchers develop intelligence program that ‘could have prevented COVID-19’ Researchers from the University of NSW have developed a biosecurity program they… more

Can vaccines offer an exit plan from Covid-19? – Prof Raina Macintyre

What we do not know yet is the efficacy of these vaccines in preventing all infection (symptomatic and asymptomatic). This is of interest in assessing the ability to achieve herd… more