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The best COVID antivirals to prescribe

Under national guidelines, patients with COVID at high risk of serious illness should be prescribed nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) by GPs, with the less effective molnupiravir (Lagevrio) a second-line option.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

COVID Update, Vaccines, and Re-emerging Infections

The Omicron booster, latest ATAGI decisions including the Moderna baby dose and Novavax for teens. Plus the new variant vaccines, should we mix and match boosters?

Expert/s: A/Prof Nigel Crawford

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Campaign to encourage complacent Australians to get boosted

The Immunisation Coalition has launched a campaign called 'Take It From Me' to encourage Australians to get boosted.

Expert/s: Healthed

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Alarming time for infectious diseases

Vigilance is required now international travel is back, says Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

COVID Update, Monkeypox and other outbreaks to keep an eye on

Monkeypox, influenza, polio, tomato flu and other things that are keeping public health up at night, latest COVID developments, ATAGI announcements.

Expert/s: A/Prof Sanjaya Senanayake

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Australia needs a CDC: Nigel Crawford

It’s time to emerge from the ‘bubble of COVID’ and check out what other countries are doing to keep track of vaccination rates and impacts, says paediatrician Associate Professor Nigel Crawford.

Expert/s: Leigh Dayton

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

Shingles vaccination in the immunocompromised – Which option for which patient?

Which immunocompromised patients should be given the recombinant (Shingrix) vs the inactivated (Zostavax)- different approaches to vaccination choice.

Expert/s: Prof Tony Cunningham AO

Dermatology, Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

What counts as ‘immunocompromised’ for Zostavax?

When deciding whether to administer Zostavax or not, it’s useful to keep the three types of immunocompromised patients in mind – the mild, the moderate and the severe, says infectious disease physician and virologist Professor Tony Cunningham.

Expert/s: Rosalyn Page

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Australia ‘behind the eight ball’ on omicron vaccines

New COVID vaccines are being produced faster than ever before, but the rate of new variants and sub-variants is making it hard to make sure the most up-to-date vaccine is being deployed, says infectious diseases specialist Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

Expert/s: Sharon Smith

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Unfunded vaccines can’t just be ignored, expert says

The return of this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus is probably not what organisers imagined.

Expert/s: Nancy Notzon

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

We can end HIV transmission in Australia – What is the role of GPs

Recent changes have made prescribing PrEP by any GP on the PBS without the need for special training. HIV positive people without a Medicare Card can now receive free retroviral treatment and monitoring

Expert/s: Prof Jason Ong

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Exclusive: 60% of GPs have patients with long COVID

Here comes the aftermath of the rising COVID numbers, with almost 60% of Australian GPs now saying they are treating at least one patient with long COVID.

Expert/s: Felicity Nelson

Infectious diseases

The best COVID antivirals to prescribe

Under national guidelines, patients with COVID at high risk of serious illness should be prescribed nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) by GPs, with the less effective molnupiravir (Lagevrio) a second-line option.

COVID Update, Vaccines, and Re-emerging Infections

The Omicron booster, latest ATAGI decisions including the Moderna baby dose and Novavax for teens. Plus the new variant vaccines, should we mix and match boosters?

Campaign to encourage complacent Australians to get boosted

The Immunisation Coalition has launched a campaign called 'Take It From Me' to encourage Australians to get boosted.

Alarming time for infectious diseases

Vigilance is required now international travel is back, says Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

COVID Update, Monkeypox and other outbreaks to keep an eye on

Monkeypox, influenza, polio, tomato flu and other things that are keeping public health up at night, latest COVID developments, ATAGI announcements.

Australia needs a CDC: Nigel Crawford

It’s time to emerge from the ‘bubble of COVID’ and check out what other countries are doing to keep track of vaccination rates and impacts, says paediatrician Associate Professor Nigel Crawford.

Shingles vaccination in the immunocompromised – Which option for which patient?

Which immunocompromised patients should be given the recombinant (Shingrix) vs the inactivated (Zostavax)- different approaches to vaccination choice.

What counts as ‘immunocompromised’ for Zostavax?

When deciding whether to administer Zostavax or not, it’s useful to keep the three types of immunocompromised patients in mind – the mild, the moderate and the severe, says infectious disease physician and virologist Professor Tony Cunningham.

Australia ‘behind the eight ball’ on omicron vaccines

New COVID vaccines are being produced faster than ever before, but the rate of new variants and sub-variants is making it hard to make sure the most up-to-date vaccine is being deployed, says infectious diseases specialist Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

Unfunded vaccines can’t just be ignored, expert says

The return of this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus is probably not what organisers imagined.

We can end HIV transmission in Australia – What is the role of GPs

Recent changes have made prescribing PrEP by any GP on the PBS without the need for special training. HIV positive people without a Medicare Card can now receive free retroviral treatment and monitoring

Exclusive: 60% of GPs have patients with long COVID

Here comes the aftermath of the rising COVID numbers, with almost 60% of Australian GPs now saying they are treating at least one patient with long COVID.

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Under national guidelines, patients with COVID at high risk of serious illness should be prescribed nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) by GPs, with the less effective molnupiravir (Lagevrio) a second-line option.

The Omicron booster, latest ATAGI decisions including the Moderna baby dose and Novavax for teens. Plus the new variant vaccines, should we mix and match boosters?

The Immunisation Coalition has launched a campaign called 'Take It From Me' to encourage Australians to get boosted.

Vigilance is required now international travel is back, says Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

Monkeypox, influenza, polio, tomato flu and other things that are keeping public health up at night, latest COVID developments, ATAGI announcements.

It’s time to emerge from the ‘bubble of COVID’ and check out what other countries are doing to keep track of vaccination rates and impacts, says paediatrician Associate Professor Nigel Crawford.

Which immunocompromised patients should be given the recombinant (Shingrix) vs the inactivated (Zostavax)- different approaches to vaccination choice.

When deciding whether to administer Zostavax or not, it’s useful to keep the three types of immunocompromised patients in mind – the mild, the moderate and the severe, says infectious disease physician and virologist Professor Tony Cunningham.

New COVID vaccines are being produced faster than ever before, but the rate of new variants and sub-variants is making it hard to make sure the most up-to-date vaccine is being deployed, says infectious diseases specialist Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

The return of this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus is probably not what organisers imagined.

Recent changes have made prescribing PrEP by any GP on the PBS without the need for special training. HIV positive people without a Medicare Card can now receive free retroviral treatment and monitoring

Here comes the aftermath of the rising COVID numbers, with almost 60% of Australian GPs now saying they are treating at least one patient with long COVID.

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