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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. Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 travel bans on risk

    Publicly released: Wed 25 Aug 2021 at 0745 AEST, 0945 NZST

    BMC Public Health

    If we can better understand and forecast the likely spread of COVID-19 through air travel, we can make more informed decisions about when and how to reopen international borders,” The ... The impact Read more about Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 travel bans on risk

    Australia; NSW; QLD; ACTCSIRO | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) ...

  2. Long COVID patients twice as likely as patients with cancer to be in poor physical health or in pain

    Publicly released: Wed 25 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA

    The study compared 1295 outpatients with post–COVID-19 symptoms and 2395 cancer outpatients between January 2020 and March 2021. ... Though they were more likely than the control group to be younger, Read more about Long COVID patients twice as likely as patients with cancer to be in poor physical health or in pain

    InternationalCentres for Disease Control and Prevention - news report on the study (full details of study available when the embargo lifts)

  3. Pandemic-driven economic downturn likely responsible for 267,000 infant deaths

    Publicly released: Tue 24 Aug 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    BMJ Open

    About 267,000 additional young children in low and middle-income countries likely died as an indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic's first year, according to international modelling. ... economist Read more about Pandemic-driven economic downturn likely responsible for 267,000 infant deaths

    InternationalDevelopment Research Group, World Bank, USA

  4. How the intricacies of tissue memory T cells could be the future of immunotherapies and vaccines

    Publicly released: Tue 24 Aug 2021 at 0815 AEST, 1015 NZST

    Nature Immunology

    For example, if you want effective T-cell mediated immunity against a respiratory virus like SARS-CoV-2 or influenza, you want to induce TRM cells in the lung. ... longer. “This is also the case for Read more about How the intricacies of tissue memory T cells could be the future of immunotherapies and vaccines

    Australia; VICThe University of Melbourne

  5. Lockdowns and other measures still needed after NZ re-opens its borders

    Publicly released: Tue 24 Aug 2021 at 0750 AEST, 0950 NZST

    The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

    Prioritising vaccinations for those most at risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 infection (including Māori and Pasifika) benefits the whole population as well as protecting those groups. Read more about Lockdowns and other measures still needed after NZ re-opens its borders

    New ZealandESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd) ...

  6. COVID-19 patients may be most infectious between 2 days before and 3 days after symptoms start

    Publicly released: Tue 24 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Internal Medicine

    Close contacts may be at more risk of catching COVID-19 if they had contact with an infected person in the period between two days before and three days after when ... Also, when the case didn’t have Read more about COVID-19 patients may be most infectious between 2 days before and 3 days after symptoms start

    InternationalUniversity of Georgia, Boston University (US), Zhejiang Provincial Centerfor Disease Control and Prevention (China), University of Texas, etc.

  7. EXPERT REACTION: Modelling predicts 80 per cent adult COVID-19 vaccination won't be enough

    Publicly released: Tue 24 Aug 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    For all these reasons and more, it’s simply too dangerous to treat COVID-19 like the flu. ... Read an analysis article by the three researchers about their findings and proposed four-step national Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Modelling predicts 80 per cent adult COVID-19 vaccination won't be enough

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACTThe Australian National University | The University of Western Australia ...

  8. Assessing anti-Asian attitudes in the USA and Australia

    Publicly released: Mon 23 Aug 2021 at 0300 AEST, 0500 NZST

    Australian Journal of Social Issues

    Instances of anti-Asian hate crime soared during the beginning of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in both the USA and in Australia following news that the virus originated in Wuhan, China. Read more about Assessing anti-Asian attitudes in the USA and Australia

    Australia; VIC; QLDThe University of Melbourne | The University of Queensland

  9. COVID-19 precautions make pop concerts possible

    Publicly released: Fri 20 Aug 2021 at 1000 AEST, 1200 NZST

    Nature Communications

    Stefan Moritz and colleagues investigated the potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2, through aerosols and droplets at an experimental, seated pop concert held in August 2020. ... The authors then developed Read more about COVID-19 precautions make pop concerts possible

    InternationalUniversity Hospital Halle (Saale), Germany

  10. The nose knows how to protect kids from COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Aug 2021 at 1717 AEST, 1917 NZST

    Nature Biotechnology

    Compared with adults, children have a reduced risk not only of developing severe COVID-19 but also of being infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the first place. ... Single-cell sequencing revealed that the children Read more about The nose knows how to protect kids from COVID-19

    InternationalUniversitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

  11. Blood plasma from those who've beaten COVID-19 doesn't stop sick patients getting sicker

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Aug 2021 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    New England Journal of Medicine

    Blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19, called convalescent plasma, does not prevent disease progression when it is given to high-risk outpatients within 1 week after the Read more about Blood plasma from those who've beaten COVID-19 doesn't stop sick patients getting sicker

    InternationalUniversity of Pittsburgh, USA

  12. A vaccine that protects against SARS, COVID-19, and future similar pandemics may be possible

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Aug 2021 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    New England Journal of Medicine

    The viruses that cause COVID-19 and SARS are genetically similar and now researchers say it may be possible to develop a vaccine that protects against both these viruses, and other ... The researchers Read more about A vaccine that protects against SARS, COVID-19, and future similar pandemics may be possible

    InternationalDuke–NUS (National University of Singapore) Medical School, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore

  13. Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that can't be ignored

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Aug 2021 at 1430 AEST, 1630 NZST

    British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

    The study – published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology – revealed a 36 per cent drop in antibiotic dispensing rates following the COVID-19 restrictions despite stable rates of Read more about Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that can't be ignored

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales

  14. Antibiotic prescriptions for lung problems dropped during COVID-19 restrictions in Australia

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Aug 2021 at 1401 AEST, 1601 NZST

    British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

    In regions with high rates of COVID-19 spread, such as Europe and the United States, prescriptions for antibiotics in the community dropped dramatically after COVID-19 restrictions were introduced, Read more about Antibiotic prescriptions for lung problems dropped during COVID-19 restrictions in Australia

    Australia; NSW; VICThe University of New South Wales | Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) ...

  15. Refugees especially vulnerable to mental health toll of COVID-19

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    European Journal of Psychotraumatology

    656 participants completed the survey, providing information about their mental health (posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, health anxiety and disability) and COVID-19 experiences. Read more about Refugees especially vulnerable to mental health toll of COVID-19

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales

  16. EXPERT REACTION: Pregnant or breastfeeding women have similar reactions to COVID-19 jabs as everyone else

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    Comparing reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in 7,809 pregnant women, 6,815 lactating women, and 2,901 women who were neither pregnant nor lactating but were planning pregnancy, US scientists ... Short-term Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Pregnant or breastfeeding women have similar reactions to COVID-19 jabs as everyone else

    InternationalUniversity of Washington, USA

  17. A third of Aussie disease burden is caused by unhealthy lifestyle

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Aug 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    While data in this report predates the COVID-19 pandemic, a forthcoming report from the AIHW, The first year of COVID-19 in Australia: direct and indirect health effects, contains information Read more about A third of Aussie disease burden is caused by unhealthy lifestyle

    AustraliaAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

  18. Young men could be another high-risk group for COVID-19

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Aug 2021 at 1120 AEST, 1320 NZST

    Annals of Internal Medicine

    We know that the elderly and immunocompromised are high-risk groups for COVID-19, but the data suggests young men should be added as a high-risk group too. ... According to the researchers, these findings Read more about Young men could be another high-risk group for COVID-19

    InternationalUniversity of Toronto, Canada

  19. A COVID-19 class divide: how the pandemic impacted Australian women

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Aug 2021 at 1000 AEST, 1200 NZST

    Frontiers in Public Health

    patterns. COVID-19 class divide: impact of the pandemic on Australian middle-aged women’s emotions and drinkingAs lockdowns continue around Australia in the wake of the highly infectious Delta Read more about A COVID-19 class divide: how the pandemic impacted Australian women

    Australia; SAFlinders University | The University of Adelaide | La Trobe University

  20. Benefits of COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh very rare risk of Bell’s palsy

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Aug 2021 at 1000 AEST, 1200 NZST

    The Lancet Infectious Diseases

    The beneficial and protective effects of the COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh the risk of Bell’s palsy, or facial paralysis, according to a study of reported side effects in the ... The first large-scale Read more about Benefits of COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh very rare risk of Bell’s palsy

    Australia; InternationalThe University of Melbourne | The University of Hong Kong, China

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