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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. Woman dies after contracting two COVID-19 variants at once

    Publicly released: Sun 11 Jul 2021 at 0801 AEST, 1001 NZST

    A 90-year-old woman who died of COVID-19 had contracted both the Alpha variant and the Beta variant at the same time. ... This is one of the first documented cases of co-infection with two SARS-CoV-2 Read more about Woman dies after contracting two COVID-19 variants at once

    InternationalAustralian Science Media Centre | OLV Hospital, Belgium

  2. Poorer people less likely to get a COVID-19 test, but more likely to get sick

    Publicly released: Sat 10 Jul 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    The Lancet Public Health

    People in poorer neighbourhoods are being tested for COVID-19 less frequently but are more likely to catch the virus and be hospitalised, according to a Swiss study. ... It is essential to continue to Read more about Poorer people less likely to get a COVID-19 test, but more likely to get sick

    InternationalUniversity of Bern, Switzerland

  3. How genomics-informed public health action helped control Victoria's second wave

    Publicly released: Sat 10 Jul 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    The Lancet Public Health

    effort located the source of Victoria’s second COVID-19wave and demonstrated the successful control of the virus in Australia for a second time. ... In Victoria, all positive samples for SARS-CoV-2 are Read more about How genomics-informed public health action helped control Victoria's second wave

    VICThe University of Melbourne

  4. Should we start vaccinating kids against COVID-19?

    Publicly released: Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 1130 AEST, 1330 NZST

    The BMJ

    International experts, including an Australian, are making the case for and against rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations to kids to stop the current spread of COVID-19. ... Should we delay covid-19 Read more about Should we start vaccinating kids against COVID-19?

    Australia; International; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) | University of Oxford, UK, University of Western Ontario, Canada

  5. Instant COVID sensor to prevent outbreaks and protect communities

    Publicly released: Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 0911 AEST, 1111 NZST

    RMIT University is collaborating with partners including Melbourne-based biomedical start-up Soterius on the biosensor, which can detect the presence of tiny amounts of the SARS-CoV-2 Read more about Instant COVID sensor to prevent outbreaks and protect communities

    Australia; VICRMIT University | Burnet Institute | Soterius, MIP Diagnostics, D+I, Vestech

  6. Get your booster: The Delta variant could dodge partial protection

    Publicly released: Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    Nature

    The team isolated antibodies from the blood of people who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, or received one dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, and tested these against ... the Delta variant, Read more about Get your booster: The Delta variant could dodge partial protection

    InternationalInstitut Pasteur, France

  7. Māori and Pacific people up to 3 times more likely to get severe Covid-19 illness

    Publicly released: Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    Māori and Pacific people in New Zealand have higher risk of hospitalisation for COVID-19 Key Points Structural inequities and systemic racism in the healthcare system mean that Māori and Pacific Read more about Māori and Pacific people up to 3 times more likely to get severe Covid-19 illness

    New ZealandUniversity of Auckland | Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research ...

  8. NZ loos lacking for safe handwashing in pandemic

    Publicly released: Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    Researchers popped into 400 public loos in New Zealand over 6 months to see whether soap and water were on tap to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. ... Deficient hand washing amenities in public Read more about NZ loos lacking for safe handwashing in pandemic

    New ZealandUniversity of Otago

  9. Surveys suggest doctors and nurses worry about the NZ border

    Publicly released: Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    Local GPs and nurses have expressed concern about risks at the border, and reluctance to open up more widely, in repeated brief COVID-19 surveys. ... SummaryThis paper presents a primary care perspective Read more about Surveys suggest doctors and nurses worry about the NZ border

    New ZealandUniversity of Auckland

  10. How did poorer Kiwis cope in lockdown?

    Publicly released: Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    SummaryThis research explores the experience of 27 low-income New Zealanders during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. ... Life during lockdown was challenging for study participants who were fearful of the Read more about How did poorer Kiwis cope in lockdown?

    New ZealandUniversity of Otago

  11. Keep check on mental health during COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 8 Jul 2021 at 1707 AEST, 1907 NZST

    International Journal of Eating Disorders

    The results of the study of 225 adults in Australia and the UK found that low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy has efficacy in reducing anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 ... The checklist Read more about Keep check on mental health during COVID-19

    Australia; QLD; SA; WAFlinders University | Curtin University

  12. EXPERT REACTION: The origins of COVID-19 (*preprint)

    Publicly released: Thu 8 Jul 2021 at 1336 AEST, 1536 NZST

    The most likely explanation for the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is that it came from animals, according to a review of evidence led ... The paper summarises and reviews Read more about EXPERT REACTION: The origins of COVID-19 (*preprint)

    Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SAThe University of Sydney | Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity ...

  13. Wildlife trade bans not the only option to reduce pandemic risk

    Publicly released: Thu 8 Jul 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    Lancet Planetary Health

    Published in Lancet Planetary Health, with co-authors from the IUCN Wildlife Health Specialist Group and the TRAFFIC wildlife monitoring network, the research, led by Dr Duan Biggs from the Centre Read more about Wildlife trade bans not the only option to reduce pandemic risk

    Australia; QLDGriffith University

  14. Flu and 'usual suspects' viruses absent during COVID-19 pandemic

    Publicly released: Thu 8 Jul 2021 at 0801 AEST, 1001 NZST

    European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

    respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the US. ... Striking absence of flu and other "usual suspects" during COVID-19 pandemicCases of flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Read more about Flu and 'usual suspects' viruses absent during COVID-19 pandemic

    InternationalWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA

  15. How does recovery from COVID-19 compare to similar illnesses?

    Publicly released: Thu 8 Jul 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    The study showed those with COVID-19 took longer to return to a normal resting heart rate, normal sleep patterns and normal amounts of exercise than those with other respiratory illnesses. Read more about How does recovery from COVID-19 compare to similar illnesses?

    InternationalScripps Research Translational Institute, USA

  16. Blood clots after AstraZeneca: How do they happen?

    Publicly released: Wed 7 Jul 2021 at 1900 AEST, 2100 NZST

    Nature

    The research finds that antibodies from five individuals with VITT, who had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, bind to a protein involved in blood ... VITT is a rare Read more about Blood clots after AstraZeneca: How do they happen?

    InternationalMcMaster University, Canada

  17. Anti-coagulant drug could treat COVID-19’s emerging variants

    Publicly released: Wed 7 Jul 2021 at 1506 AEST, 1706 NZST

    Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

    Molecules from the same family as the anti-coagulant drug heparin may interfere with the ability of the COVID-19 virus’s spikes to bind to human cells. ... Most research has focused on understanding how Read more about Anti-coagulant drug could treat COVID-19’s emerging variants

    Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT)

  18. EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 Lambda variant in Australia since April

    Publicly released: Wed 7 Jul 2021 at 1047 AEST, 1247 NZST

    The COVID-19 Lambda variant has been around in Australia since April after being detected in an overseas traveller who was in hotel quarantine in NSW, according to the national genomics ... Below, Aussie Read more about EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 Lambda variant in Australia since April

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; ACTAustralian Science Media Centre

  19. Could a poo transplant help people recover from COVID-19?

    Publicly released: Wed 7 Jul 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    Gut

    COVID-19 clears up rapidly after stool transplant to treat bacterial infection Might be worth exploring as treatment option for coronavirus, suggest researchers It might be worth exploring stool Read more about Could a poo transplant help people recover from COVID-19?

    InternationalMedical University of Warsaw, Poland, Imperial College London, UK

  20. How our immune system reacts to COVID-19 variants

    Publicly released: Wed 7 Jul 2021 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS Medicine

    Their job is to shield cells that are usually the target of a pathogen (such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes the COVID-19 disease) from being infected. ... 10 COVID-19 strains and variants of concern/ Read more about How our immune system reacts to COVID-19 variants

    Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney

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