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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. Revealing the 'hidden half' of grain using synchrotron imaging

    Publicly released: Fri 22 Oct 2021 at 1400 AEDT, 1600 NZDT

    A pioneering new technique using synchrotron light captures the complex interaction of roots and soil. ... the experiments during COVID-19 lockdown. Read more about Revealing the 'hidden half' of grain using synchrotron imaging

    Australia; NSW; QLDAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) ...

  2. Mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines could be more effective

    Publicly released: Fri 22 Oct 2021 at 1030 AEDT, 1230 NZDT

    Nature

    Having a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and a second dose of the Pfizer could halve your risk of COVID-19 infection compared to two Pfizer doses, according to an ... 76 per cent of people in the Read more about Mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines could be more effective

    InternationalUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon, France

  3. Cocaine, ice, ecstasy, ketamine - Major changes in Australian drug use during 2021

    Publicly released: Fri 22 Oct 2021 at 0801 AEDT, 1001 NZDT

    Frequency of use, however, remained low and stable at a median of three days in the past six months. · ... Further, most of these surveys occurred before the current wave of COVID-19 cases and government Read more about Cocaine, ice, ecstasy, ketamine - Major changes in Australian drug use during 2021

    Australia; NSWNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) ...

  4. Patients with severe COVID-19 could benefit from higher doses of corticosteroids

    Publicly released: Fri 22 Oct 2021 at 0600 AEDT, 0800 NZDT

    JAMA

    In this study, researchers recruited 1000 adult patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection across 31 sites in 26 hospitals in Denmark, India, Sweden, and Switzerland between August 2020 and May Read more about Patients with severe COVID-19 could benefit from higher doses of corticosteroids

    Australia; International; NSWGeorge Institute for Global Health | The University of New South Wales

  5. Vaccine requirements rather than recommendations could be best to get more people jabbed

    Publicly released: Fri 22 Oct 2021 at 0200 AEDT, 0400 NZDT

    Scientific Reports

    COVID-19: Vaccination requirements may promote vaccine uptake in the USAMaking vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 a requirement for work, school or travel in the USA may be more effective at ... The findings Read more about Vaccine requirements rather than recommendations could be best to get more people jabbed

    InternationalUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

  6. No link between COVID-19 vaccines and early pregnancy loss

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Oct 2021 at 1615 AEDT, 1815 NZDT

    New England Journal of Medicine

    An international study has found no link between COVID-19 vaccinations and miscarriages early on in pregnancy. ... Using Norwegian registries on first trimester pregnancies, COVID-19 vaccinations and Read more about No link between COVID-19 vaccines and early pregnancy loss

    InternationalNorwegian Institute of Public Health

  7. Pfizer reaches 90% effectiveness at preventing COVID-19 infection in teens

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Oct 2021 at 1545 AEDT, 1745 NZDT

    New England Journal of Medicine

    At its peak, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective at preventing infection in children aged 12 to 18, according to an international study. ... From a week to 21 days after the second dose, Read more about Pfizer reaches 90% effectiveness at preventing COVID-19 infection in teens

    InternationalClalit Research Institute, Israel

  8. How well are the vaccines preventing death from Delta?

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Oct 2021 at 1515 AEDT, 1715 NZDT

    New England Journal of Medicine

    Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are about 90 per cent effective at preventing death after infection with the Delta COVID-19 variant, according to a Scottish study. ... No fully Read more about How well are the vaccines preventing death from Delta?

    InternationalUniversity of Edinburgh, UK

  9. More people are poisoning themselves by taking unproven Covid treatment Ivermectin

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Oct 2021 at 1251 AEDT, 1451 NZDT

    NEJM

    Six people ended up being hospitalised after using the drug to prevent Covid-19, and three had been prescribed the horse de-wormer by medical professionals. ... Ivermectin has been shown to decrease Read more about More people are poisoning themselves by taking unproven Covid treatment Ivermectin

    InternationalOregon Health and Science University, US

  10. Code red for a healthy future: COVID-19 recovery plans failing to account for climate change

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Oct 2021 at 0930 AEDT, 1130 NZDT

    The Lancet

    But the good news is that the huge efforts countries are making to kick-start their economies after the pandemic can be orientated towards responding to climate change and COVID-19 ... Less than one Read more about Code red for a healthy future: COVID-19 recovery plans failing to account for climate change

    Australia; International; VICThe University of Melbourne | University College London, UK

  11. Productivity in science exploded with COVID-19, but women may have been left behind

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Oct 2021 at 0500 AEDT, 0700 NZDT

    PLOS ONE

    million authors A study of 2,329 academic journals has found that, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer manuscripts were submitted by women than by men, and ... This gender gap was Read more about Productivity in science exploded with COVID-19, but women may have been left behind

    InternationalUniversity of Milan, Italy

  12. Data informing the return of students to classrooms and measures to keep schools COVID safe

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Oct 2021 at 0001 AEDT, 0201 NZDT

    The majority of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools ECEC centres occurred when attendance was restricted, suggesting cases in these settings may have been driven by essential workers and unvaccinated adults Read more about Data informing the return of students to classrooms and measures to keep schools COVID safe

    Australia; International; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

  13. Even mild COVID-19 symptoms are more common for those who are overweight

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Oct 2021 at 1501 AEDT, 1701 NZDT

    Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

    The study included 522 adults and children who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 as outpatients. ... The data underscore the need to ensure COVID-19 vaccination of individuals with overweight and obesity,” Read more about Even mild COVID-19 symptoms are more common for those who are overweight

    InternationalChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles, USA

  14. Could some people be genetically resistant to COVID-19?

    Publicly released: Tue 19 Oct 2021 at 0200 AEDT, 0400 NZDT

    Nature Immunology

    Some people may be born with resistance to COVID-19 and understanding the genes involved could help us better understand COVID-19 infections and could help us develop drugs to prevent ... to SARS-CoV-2, Read more about Could some people be genetically resistant to COVID-19?

    Australia; International; VICThe University of Melbourne | Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece

  15. Cell fitness used to determine outcomes in COVID-19 patients

    Publicly released: Mon 18 Oct 2021 at 2100 AEDT, 2300 NZDT

    EMBO Molecular Medicine

    pandemic. UQ Diamantina Institute’s Dr Arutha Kulasinghe said researchers conducted post-mortem analysis on COVID-infected lung tissues and found that the cell fitness marker influenced a Read more about Cell fitness used to determine outcomes in COVID-19 patients

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland

  16. Online Art of Science exhibit brings together Melbourne’s best

    Publicly released: Mon 18 Oct 2021 at 1543 AEDT, 1743 NZDT

    Seasons?”WEHI Director and 2020 Melbournian of the Year Professor Doug Hilton AO said that working with Lisa Gorman and the MSO aligned the best of Melbourne: biomedical research, fashion and Read more about Online Art of Science exhibit brings together Melbourne’s best

    Australia; VICWEHI

  17. Study backs expansion of footpaths and outdoor dining for Melbourne

    Publicly released: Mon 18 Oct 2021 at 1302 AEDT, 1502 NZDT

    They returned to some locations in March and April 2021 – during relaxed COVID restrictions – and found the overall conclusions were the same: street space for pedestrians was undersupplied and Read more about Study backs expansion of footpaths and outdoor dining for Melbourne

    Australia; VICRMIT University | Monash University

  18. COVID-19 surges likely after border opens even at 80 per cent vaccinated

    Publicly released: Mon 18 Oct 2021 at 0001 AEDT, 0201 NZDT

    MJA

    COVID SURGES LIKELY AFTER BORDER OPENS EVEN AT 80% VACCINATED: MODELLINGMODELLING shows opening the international borders while there is still highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the Read more about COVID-19 surges likely after border opens even at 80 per cent vaccinated

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales | The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society

  19. First Aussie case of rare inflammatory syndrome following COVID-19 infection

    Publicly released: Fri 15 Oct 2021 at 1100 AEDT, 1300 NZDT

    Medical Journal of Australia

    The 42-year-old unvaccinated woman experienced fevers, muscle aches and pains, light-headedness, abdominal pain, nausea, heart palpitations and chest pain, 27 days after contacting COVID-19. Read more about First Aussie case of rare inflammatory syndrome following COVID-19 infection

    Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney | Nepean Hospital

  20. How to program DNA robots to poke and prod cell membranes

    Publicly released: Fri 15 Oct 2021 at 1100 AEDT, 1300 NZDT

    Nucleic Acids Research

    UNSW’s Dr Matthew Baker and the University of Sydney’s Dr Shelley Wickham co-led the study, published recently in Nucleic Acids Research. ... Liposome nanotechnology has shot into prominence with the Read more about How to program DNA robots to poke and prod cell membranes

    Australia; InternationalThe University of New South Wales | The University of Sydney

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