Infectious diseases

Dr Gary Grohmann
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How healthy young people will derive little benefit from a fourth or fifth dose of vaccine, and how we should keep them for the vulnerable population, and China's response to the COVID surge being of global interest and concern

Prof Adrian Esterman
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Last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released a report of mortality statistics. It showed that from January to July 2022, there were 17% more deaths (16,375) than the average expected for these months.

Dr Gary Grohmann
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The pros and cons of a 5th jab for health workers, whether we have reached the end of the road with mRNA-based vaccines, cutting through the subvariant hype, new vaccines on the horizon, and the 2023 forecast - does ATAGI need a rethink?

Healthed
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As COVID numbers climb, some GPs are choosing to get more than the recommended number of boosters

Expert/s: Healthed
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