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Prof Raina MacIntyre

Infectious Disease Physician; Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
Professor Raina MacIntyre (MBBS Hons 1, FRACP, FAFPHM, M App Epid, PhD) is NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Global Biosecurity. She heads the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, which conducts research in epidemiology, vaccinology, bioterrorism prevention, mathematical modelling, genetic epidemiology, public health and clinical trials in infectious diseases. Her research is underpinned by her clinical training, vaccine program experience and extensive field outbreak investigation experience.

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How contagious is coronavirus?

Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads.

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Everybody should be wearing face masks

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Bushfire smoke, asthma, lung disease and masks – BREATHE, a new research study this summer

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Vaccination for COVID-19 control and considerations for Australia

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Modelling of COVID-19 vaccination strategies and herd immunity, in scenarios of limited and full vaccine supply in NSW, Australia

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Omicron – Fact vs spin

The government and the media have propelled anti-scientific disinformation into the mainstream

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If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past the pandemic, think again

COVID is an exceptional disease and was at its deadliest this year, causing more deaths in Australia between June and August 2022 than at any other time.

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Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. But here’s what needs to happen next

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

By Prof Raina MacIntyre, Ashley Lindsay Quigley, Samsung Lim
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Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t

The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades.

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What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there.

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How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?

Reports of a surge in pneumonia-like illness primarily affecting children in northern China have captured our attention...

By Prof Raina MacIntyre, Ashley Lindsay Quigley, Haley Stone, Rebecca Dawson
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First human bird flu case reported in Victoria

Here’s what we know so far...

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