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. Cervical cancer vaccine roll out effective but huge variations in global coverage exist

    Publicly released: Sun 28 Apr 2024 at 0801 AEST | 1001 NZST

    ESCMID Global Congress

    also helped protect men from HPV disease (herd immunity), as reduces circulating virus in the community and this was further increased when boys were included. ... events such as wars and the COVID-19 Read more about Cervical cancer vaccine roll out effective but huge variations in global coverage exist

    Australia; VICThe University of Melbourne

  2. The pressures of COVID-19 science communication

    Publicly released: Fri 26 Apr 2024 at 1122 AEST | 1322 NZST

    ESCMID Global Congress

    NZ microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles will talk at a global conference about her science communication during the Covid-19 pandemic, the subsequent harassment she faced, and what is now being done to Read more about The pressures of COVID-19 science communication

    New ZealandUniversity of Auckland

  3. Could UV lights protect our hospitals against the next pandemic?

    Publicly released: Thu 25 Apr 2024 at 0801 AEST | 1001 NZST

    Airborne transmission of diseases such as COVID-19 and tuberculosis in public spaces has highlighted a clear need for improved technologies to limit their spread. ... Studies have shown that far-UVC light Read more about Could UV lights protect our hospitals against the next pandemic?

    InternationalLouis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, USA

  4. Community notes can help counter COVID-19 vax misinformation on X (formerly Twitter)

    Publicly released: Thu 25 Apr 2024 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    JAMA

    Among the measures to help counter COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on X (formerly Twitter), crowdsourced 'community notes' were introduced in 2022. ... Community notes provide an opportunity for the Read more about Community notes can help counter COVID-19 vax misinformation on X (formerly Twitter)

    InternationalUniversity of California, USA

  5. Struggling to taste things after COVID? It could that your sense of smell is to blame

    Publicly released: Wed 24 Apr 2024 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    You may feel like COVID-19 left you with a lingering loss of taste, but research from the US suggests that it may actually be a loss of your sense of ... The research used objective measures of taste and Read more about Struggling to taste things after COVID? It could that your sense of smell is to blame

    InternationalSensonics International, University of Pennsylvania, USA

  6. COVID-19 treatment guidelines differ widely between countries, and most recommend treatments that don't work

    Publicly released: Tue 23 Apr 2024 at 0830 AEST | 1030 NZST

    BMJ Global Health

    And despite the fact that COVID-19 is no longer taking the toll on lives and health that it once did, the virus is still evolving and active around the globe, ... One in three guidelines (36; 33%) Read more about COVID-19 treatment guidelines differ widely between countries, and most recommend treatments that don't work

    InternationalUniversity of Oxford, UK, Mahidol University, Thailand

  7. Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns meant high stress, demand and pressure for social workers and human services staff

    Publicly released: Mon 22 Apr 2024 at 0300 AEST | 0500 NZST

    Australian Journal of Social Issues

    Australian researchers interviewed 12 Melbourne-based social workers and human services staff about their experience of the city's extensive and stringent COVID-19 lockdowns, and analysed their Read more about Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns meant high stress, demand and pressure for social workers and human services staff

    Australia; VICRMIT University

  8. This poor soul had COVID-19 for almost 2 years, so long it mutated into a new variant

    Publicly released: Fri 19 Apr 2024 at 0801 AEST | 1001 NZST

    ESCMID Global Congress 2024

    immunocompromised patients Although rare, persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections in immunocompromised patients could lead to increased number of mutations in the virus genome. ... Whereas healthy SARS-CoV-2 Read more about This poor soul had COVID-19 for almost 2 years, so long it mutated into a new variant

    InternationalAmsterdam University Medical Center (Amsterdam UMC), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  9. Long COVID patients show immunological improvement two years after infection

    Publicly released: Thu 18 Apr 2024 at 1000 AEST | 1200 NZST

    Nature Communications

    The ADAPT study followed people who contracted COVID-19 during Australia’s first wave, as well as a matched control group, for up to two years. ... of COVID-19, and it is a group in which the initial Read more about Long COVID patients show immunological improvement two years after infection

    Australia; NSW; VICKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney|St Vincent's Hospital Sydney...

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