Infectious diseases

Prof Michael Toole AM
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The 4th wave, booster advice, Christmas forecasting - will the current wave be over soon?, the scale and impact of the anticipated long COVID crisis

Yasmin Clarke
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Healthed's survey team was struck by the dramatically lower rates of COVID among GPs.

Expert/s: Yasmin Clarke
Prof Tony Cunningham AO
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In this Product Explainer, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Virologist Prof Tony Cunningham AO provides an overview of the recombinant (ie non-live) Herpes Zoster vaccine including recent advances, efficacy and community effectiveness (7 mins).

Prof Michael Toole AM
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Entering a new wave driven by a soup of Omicron sub-variants, where more than 5 million Australians eligible for boosters have not received them, and how we must encourage patients to get their boosters, with the bivalent vaccines being more effective

Prof Nathan Bartlett
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Throughout the pandemic, Australia has recorded 10.4 million cases of COVID-19, with the majority occurring this year.

Ben Falkenmire
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New COVID variants BQ.1 and XBB now account for 10% of Victoria’s case numbers, and are expected to overtake BA.5 as the dominant Omicron variant in Australia.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
Prof Paul Griffin
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The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like, whether a fifth booster is worth having, children's vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals

Dr Diem Pham
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Infections and deaths from COVID-19 are still occurring and the pandemic is not over

Expert/s: Dr Diem Pham
A/Prof James Trauer
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How resources are being diverted to COVID-19, and how they have been affecting Tuberculosis resources, knowing when to suspect and diagnose active Tuberculosis and how to manage the patient

Prof Raina MacIntyre
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Cruise ships carrying passengers with COVID are back in the news...

Healthed
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The Omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants.

Expert/s: Healthed
Prof Kristine Macartney
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The bivalent vaccines, the new variant alert for Ba.2.75 and Ba.4.6, and herd immunity predictions and implications