Senator Richard Colbeck faced intense questioning at the Senate Select Committee hearing on Australia’s response to COVID-19 on Friday, and was criticised for appearing not to know how many people in aged care have died from COVID-19 since the beginning ...
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The Coronavirus Podcast: Why you shouldn’t kiss parrots
Over the last 8 months we have all become experts on COVID-19 and other coronaviruses, but how much do we know about other viruses that are lurking in our community. The emergence of COVID-19 is a timely reminder that diseases ...
More »The Coronavirus Podcast episode 19: NUM Jenny Wallace, COVID-19 ward
This week, host Conor Burke is Joined by Jenny Wallace, NUM on the respiratory/COVID ward at Liverpool hospital in Sydney. Wallace has been working on the respiratory ward for 11 years and talks to us about how treating COVID-19 positive ...
More »Should COVID-positive aged care residents be transferred to hospital?
Aged care providers are equipped to deal with the flu and gastro, not unprecedented worldwide pandemics. That’s why Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) chief executive Patricia Sparrow believes all residents who test positive for COVID-19 should be transferred to ...
More »The Coronavirus Podcast: how nurses are using IT to fight COVID-19
Nurse Andrew Ingersoll is the inaugural Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) for South Western Sydney Local Health District and one of only a few to hold this role nationwide. CNIOs advocate on behalf of the nursing and midwifery workforce as ...
More »The Coronavirus Podcast: Can you catch COVID-19 from food?
Academics around the world are consumed with the questions that the coronavirus COVID-19 is asking of us. Questions such as such as where did it come from? Or how long will the virus stay airborne? What exact symptoms will I ...
More »Where have all the preemies gone during the pandemic?
Maternity wards across the globe have noticed something strange happening during the coronavirus pandemic. Premature births were disappearing. Preterm birth is defined by the WHO as babies born alive before 37 weeks, with extremely preterm occurring before 28 weeks. In ...
More »The Coronavirus Podcast episode 16: To mask or not to mask
Nearly three weeks ago, Melbourne was placed back into stage 3 lock down measures and as the COVID-19 crisis in the state worsens, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that masks, or face coverings, will now be mandatory in all public ...
More »Experts call out activewear company’s anti-virus claims
Clothing company Lorna Jane has been fined $40,000 for claiming it sold "anti-virus activewear". The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) last week issued three infringement notices totalling $39,960 to the Brisbane clothing company for alleged unlawful advertising in relation to COVID-19. ...
More »Two major drug breakthroughs could be ‘game changers’ in the fight against COVID-19
A breakthrough has been made in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine as a new drug developed by academics from the university of Oxford is shown to induce an immune response, prompting the UK government to order 100 million ...
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