Pre-clinical testing of The University of Queensland鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine has produced positive indications about its potential effectiveness and manufacturability.
Government responses to COVID-19 in Australia have received, by and large, bipartisan support. An exception, it seems, is the imposition of restrictions on interstate movement. State borders have become a lightning rod for political friction and feverish commentary. With elections in the frame, this has escalated into apparent 鈥渂order wars鈥�.
With Victoria now in a state of disaster, we鈥檙e reminded that we are all on the frontline of the battle with coronavirus. Our behaviours are more important than ever.
What if your sniffles, sore throat or cough aren鈥檛 infectious? What if they鈥檙e caused by hayfever or another allergic reaction? You may be doing a lot more isolating than you need to.
As Australia considers how to safely welcome international visitors again, testing wastewater systems on long-haul planes and cruise ships could provide crucial information on detecting the presence of the COVID-19 virus in incoming passengers.
The expansion of telehealth services was a deliberate strategy to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission between practitioners and patients, so is it working?
Queensland researchers will aim to improve the diagnosis of sepsis by using genomic technology to save the lives of critically ill children who present to hospital with suspected sepsis.
Saliva is one of our biggest foes in the COVID-19 pandemic, because of its role in spreading the virus. But it could be our friend too, because it potentially offers a way to diagnose the disease without using invasive nasal swabs.
Australia鈥檚 COVIDSafe app needs to be faster and have higher uptake rates to be effective as the nation鈥檚 digital contact tracing solution, according to a working paper released by The University of Queensland鈥檚 Institute for Social Science Research.
