Vast majority of Australian population has had COVID: Seroprevalence survey Upwards of eight in 10 people have at some point likely contracted the disease, which is now the third leading cause of death nationwide.
Dip in hepatitis testing adds to ‘interrupted’ health progress Hepatitis testing rates have dropped significantly during the pandemic, but could effective point-of-care testing help Australia reach its targets?
Serology study appears to support GPs’ hunch on coronavirus testing Up to 60,000 COVID cases may have been missed during the first wave of the pandemic, supporting the idea that testing criteria were not wide enough.
We need reliable serological tests to track coronavirus flare-ups. Are they finally here? Antibody tests have so far not been reliable enough to gauge the true spread of the virus. That may be about to change, experts say.
New coronavirus test could be ‘game-changing’ The point-of-care test aims to rapidly determine a person’s immunity to coronavirus and how at-risk they are of contracting severe disease.