Clinical trials to begin on two new COVID-19 vaccines developed by Melbourne researchers
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Clinical trials are set to begin on two new COVID-19 vaccines being developed in Melbourne that researchers say may improve immunity to the
The two vaccines were created by researchers at the Doherty Institute and Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS).
The trials will assess the effectiveness of the vaccines as a fourth dose...
COVID pills, a holy grail vaccine and 'immune fitness': Why there's a virus 'recalibration' coming
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Kerry Chant probably summed it up best: "All of us just want COVID to be gone." The NSW Chief Health Officer was speaking at a press conference earlier this month and said while the idea of the virus vanishing was not possible, 2022 would be a year of "recalibration". All states and territories in Australia are now living w...
COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests that are approved in Australia
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The TGA has approved the following COVID-19 self-tests (home use tests) for supply in Australia from 1 November 2021. Please refer to the instructions on how to use each test (that are provided in the table below) for further information on what sample types the test can be used with (e.g. nasal swab or saliva).
The TGA's performance r...
Could mass testing for COVID-19 prevent Australia's next coronavirus lockdown?
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Austria, Slovakia and Luxembourg have done it.
China shut down an entire city to do it as well.
Mass testing of an entire population to detect both symptomatic and non-symptomatic coronavirus infections has also been trialled by some cities in the United Kingdom.
There is a school of thought that conducting such large-scale health screenin...
China’s Inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate is safe and provokes immune response, say preliminary clinical trial results
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A new study published in The Lancet on Thursday found that an inactivated vaccine candidate, called BBIBP-CorV, was safe and provoked an immune response in healthy individuals. This is the first study of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine to include participants over 60 years of age.
The BBIBP-CorV vaccine is being developed by the Beijing Ins...
Chronic pain sufferers 'not believed', with most saying they face stigma over the condition
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In the past 10 years Kirsty Buhlert-Smith estimates she's spent $150,000 trying to treat her chronic pain, but like many in her position it's a daily struggle to have people even believe there's something wrong.
A new survey by Chronic Pain Australia, released on Monday, revealed 86 per cent of sufferers reported facing stigm...
