Medical experts dispute claims of new COVID strain in SA

Despite not recording any new infections overnight (to Thursday 19 November), an explosion of cases linked to hotel quarantine in Adelaide has seen the state enter a stringent six-day lockdown that… more

COVID contact tracing: Australia needs an automated system

The people at highest risk of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are close contacts of infected cases. So tracking these close contacts, and quarantining them so they… more

Why super-spreaders should be vaccinated early

University of NSW infectious disease expert Raina MacIntyre said vaccinating potential super-spreaders early made sense, and said the logistics of a mass vaccination program "needs to be planned in… more

Australian experts respond to Pfizer vaccine announcement

Pfizer and BioNTech have issued a press release, announcing that their vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19. The results are based on initial data from a large study of… more

Healthcare workers almost three times more likely to get COVID-19

Australian doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are nearly three times more likely to get COVID-19 than other Australians, a new study of the early pandemic period from UNSW Sydney’s Kirby… more

Global biosecurity expert weighs in on whether Australia should open international borders

There’s speculation that home quarantine may be part of a future plan for returned international travellers, but professor of global biosecurity at the University of New South Wales, Raina MacIntyre… more