Resources for Journalists

COVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, that has not been previously identified in humans. See below for a collection of resources to help you cover this issue (Please note: additional resources are available to journalists who are logged in).

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  1. Greater job flexibility and security helps keep psychological distress and anxiety low

    Publicly released: Tue 26 Mar 2024 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT

    JAMA Network Open

    The authors suggest that implementing workplace changes and policies that increase job flexibility and security may reduce work-related stress and facilitate improved employee mental health. Read more about Greater job flexibility and security helps keep psychological distress and anxiety low

    InternationalBoston University, USA

  2. Did tightened PBS restrictions on opioid supply reduce their use in Australia?

    Publicly released: Mon 25 Mar 2024 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    Medical Journal of Australia

    These new restrictions – aligned with changes made by Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) – aimed to reduce the amount of prescription opioids in the Read more about Did tightened PBS restrictions on opioid supply reduce their use in Australia?

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales

  3. Meta’s success in suppressing misinformation on Facebook is patchy at best

    Publicly released: Fri 22 Mar 2024 at 1550 AEDT | 1750 NZDT

    Media International Australia

    The content moderation policy adopted by Meta at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic to rein in misinformation on Facebook has proved no great obstacle to users capable to finding ... The paper, Labelling, Read more about Meta’s success in suppressing misinformation on Facebook is patchy at best

    Australia; International; NSWUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS)|The University of Sydney

  4. Deadline for global pandemic agreement looms

    Publicly released: Fri 22 Mar 2024 at 1103 AEDT | 1303 NZDT

    In the throes of the Covid-19 disaster which, officially, claimed 7 million lives and wiped $2 trillion from the world economy, inter-governmental negotiations to reach international agreement on Read more about Deadline for global pandemic agreement looms

    Australia; New Zealand; InternationalWorld Health Organization (WHO)

  5. Antibiotic resistance in treating UTIs highest in aged care facilities

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Mar 2024 at 1100 AEDT | 1300 NZDT

    Open Forum Infectious Diseases

    Sydney. New research, recently published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, also found that antibiotic resistance in UTIs reduced over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... These samples Read more about Antibiotic resistance in treating UTIs highest in aged care facilities

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales

  6. Can mRNA vaccines help boost livestock production?

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Mar 2024 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    Vaccines

    UQ’s Professor Tim Mahony said it was vital for the livestock industry to take advantage of the unprecedented investment in mRNA vaccination technology triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about Can mRNA vaccines help boost livestock production?

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland

  7. 'Double jointed'? You may be at a higher risk of long COVID

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Mar 2024 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT

    BMJ Public Health

    Pulling from data from a COVID Symptom Study Biobank, the team looked at 3064 people who had been infected with COVID-19 and pulled out data about their hypermobility. ... They were 30% more likely not to Read more about 'Double jointed'? You may be at a higher risk of long COVID

    InternationalBrighton and Sussex Medical School, UK

  8. WMO says 2023 was hottest year on record - by a lot

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Mar 2024 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    Data are from six data setsThe number of people who are acutely food insecure worldwide has more than doubled, from 149 million people before the COVID-19 pandemic to 333 million ... The report cites Read more about WMO says 2023 was hottest year on record - by a lot

    InternationalWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO)

  9. ‘Climate rollercoaster’: strong weather fluctuations rocked Australia in 2023

    Publicly released: Tue 19 Mar 2024 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    Meanwhile, 2023 saw Earth record its highest temperatures ever seen in the atmosphere and the oceans, the least sea ice ever observed, and a rapid increase in sea level. ... resurging since COVID-19. Read more about ‘Climate rollercoaster’: strong weather fluctuations rocked Australia in 2023

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACTThe Australian National University

  10. Animal activity changed in unexpected ways during lockdown

    Publicly released: Tue 19 Mar 2024 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature Ecology and Evolution

    Some mammals were more active in developed areas and also exhibited greater nocturnality during COVID-19 lockdowns when human activity was also high, a paper published in Nature Ecology & Read more about Animal activity changed in unexpected ways during lockdown

    InternationalUniversity of British Columbia, Canada

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