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The Federal Government has heeded the call of thousands of GPs amid the coronavirus pandemic, opening up the telehealth eligibility criteria to all Australians.
Experts believe patients with factors known to worsen the severity of coronavirus infection should receive closer monitoring.
GPs are not ‘non-specialists’ – they are specialists in primary care.
Virologist Assoc Prof Ian Mackay would not be surprised if coronavirus could be transmitted by an airborne route, he said there is ‘zero public-reviewed experimental evidence’ to support the claim.
The patients will be taken to hospitals in their home states to be treated. (Image: AAP)
The BGC vaccine has been used for more than 100 years and is effective against other upper respiratory illnesses.
Long-term effects of COVID-19 may include persistent pulmonary damage, post-viral fatigue and chronic cardiac complications.
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Ivermectin sold out from pharmacies in Brazil after it was suggested it was an effective for treatment of COVID-19. (Image: AAP)
The spotlight is on AstraZeneca’s candidate, co-developed with the University of Oxford, as Australia moves closer to its mid-February vaccine rollout.