Children’s risk of long COVID ‘substantially lower’ than expected For the majority of young people, COVID-19 is a mild disease – what does that mean for the possibility of vaccinating under-12s?
How are COVID vaccines faring against Delta? New insights from the UK and Israel suggest first generation vaccines may not be as effective, but it’s not all doom and gloom.
Are vaccines keeping up with Delta? The efficacy of vaccines against the latest variant of concern is under intense scrutiny. Here’s what the latest studies have found.
Is Australia ready for the COVID Delta variant? With cases emerging in most states and territories, experts are concerned Australia is ill-prepared.
Evidence suggests COVID vaccines are protective against Delta strain Of 12,383 people admitted to UK hospitals with the recently identified variant of concern, only three had been fully vaccinated with two doses.
What does presence of the Delta variant mean for Australia? Health authorities have said the variant appears to have greater transmissibility, including among children.
Peer review confirms Novavax effective against emerging variant While the vaccine’s efficacy rate is significantly lower against the South African variant than the original strain, there are other factors to consider in a real-world context.
Another quarantine outbreak raises questions over airborne transmission The newly-confirmed coronavirus case is a Melbourne hotel worker branded a ‘model employee’, who did not breach any infection control protocols. So how did he catch the virus?
New rules to see pre-flight COVID tests for all international arrivals The additional safeguards are designed to help keep more contagious variants from the UK and South Africa out of Australia.
Pilot program demonstrates GPs can help to reduce hospital waitlists Using GPs with special interests offers a promising new way to tackle hospital waiting times, writes Dr Edwin Kruys.