Fit-tested PPE and HEPA filtration ‘best protection’ for health workers, study finds New Australian research adds further evidence that more needs to be done to protect healthcare workers from aerosol spread.
Post-vaccination life ‘is not going to be a pre-COVID experience’ Australia needs to ‘redefine what freedom looks like’ and formalise nationally consistent standards on containment safeguards like ventilation and mask-wearing, GPs and public health experts have stated.
PPE boost to help GPs fight Sydney COVID outbreak But while the National Medical Stockpile allocation has been welcomed, GPs say extra help is still needed, including clarity around fit-testing.
Study shows ‘huge effect’ of PrEP on cutting HIV rates A world-first, Australian-led study has shown the medication’s significant impact on the widest scale yet – but gaps remain.
COVID outbreaks increase urgency of PPE fit-testing for GPs With reports of the Delta variant spreading through the community, GPs say more needs to be done to protect doctors, practice staff and patients.
Is Australia ready for the COVID Delta variant? With cases emerging in most states and territories, experts are concerned Australia is ill-prepared.
New national face mask guidelines released All healthcare workers providing direct patient care for individuals with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should have access to P2/N95 respirators.
‘There is airborne transmission’ – but still no sign of PPE upgrades While the latest COVID outbreak in Australia has seen people become infected via only ‘fleeting contact’, consensus guidelines on aerosol protection remain under review.
Mounting evidence suggests COVID vaccines do reduce transmission Since vaccines began rolling out across the world, many scientists have been hesitant to say they can reduce transmission of the virus.
‘Nervous’ wait for aerosol guidelines following another HQ leak Consensus guidelines on face mask and eye protection against COVID are currently with ICEG for review.