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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. EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 vaccines likely prevented nearly 18,000 deaths in NSW's early Omicron era

    Publicly released: Wed 17 Apr 2024 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

    PLOS ONE

    The team used a simulation of NSW's vaccination and COVID-19 death rates in people aged 50 or older to see how vaccination and how second and third doses impacted ... COVID-19 deaths, and predict what Read more about EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 vaccines likely prevented nearly 18,000 deaths in NSW's early Omicron era

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLDRMIT University|Monash University

  2. CORRECTION: EXPERT REACTION: Australia [has not] recorded zero COVID-19 deaths for at least a week 

    Publicly released: Thu 11 Apr 2024 at 1430 AEST | 1630 NZST

    Media reports based on data from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care had suggested Australia recorded no deaths associated with COVID-19 for a week, although experts have Read more about CORRECTION: EXPERT REACTION: Australia [has not] recorded zero COVID-19 deaths for at least a week 

    Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACTAustralian Science Media Centre

  3. EXPERT REACTION: Chemicals in some disinfectants and flame retardants damage supporting cells of the brain in the lab

    Publicly released: Tue 26 Mar 2024 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature Neuroscience

    The researchers also found links between kids with greater exposure to organophosphate flame retardants and higher rates of gross motor dysfunction and the need for special education. ... People are Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Chemicals in some disinfectants and flame retardants damage supporting cells of the brain in the lab

    InternationalCase Western Reserve University, USA

  4. EXPERT REACTION: Long COVID may be no different to other long term virus effects

    Publicly released: Fri 15 Mar 2024 at 1000 AEDT | 1200 NZDT

    European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

    to stem from the sheer number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 within a short period of time, rather than the severity of long COVID symptoms or functional impairment. ... They also note that the risk Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Long COVID may be no different to other long term virus effects

    Australia; QLDQueensland Government

  5. EXPERT REACTION: Smoking down, vaping up, and 1 in 5 of us use drugs illicitly - Australia's National Drug Strategy Household Survey

    Publicly released: Thu 29 Feb 2024 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    The National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023

    They found that the rates of smoking dropped by two-thirds from 1991, where e-cigarette and vaping rates are up from 2. ... E-cigarettes and vaping In 2022–2023, one in 5 (19. 8%) people aged 14 and Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Smoking down, vaping up, and 1 in 5 of us use drugs illicitly - Australia's National Drug Strategy Household Survey

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACTAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

  6. EXPERT REACTION: Big data detects COVID-19 vaccine safety signals

    Publicly released: Fri 23 Feb 2024 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    Vaccine

    The largest study of its kind involved more than 99 million people from Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand and Scotland who received a COVID-19 vaccine. ... The study, Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Big data detects COVID-19 vaccine safety signals

    Australia; NSW; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)|The University of Sydney...

  7. EXPERT REACTION: Could blood proteins hold the key to the cause of long COVID?

    Publicly released: Fri 19 Jan 2024 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    Science

    Not everyone fully recovers from COVID-19. Roughly 20% of patients diagnosed with it and about 5% of all SARS-CoV-2–infected persons develop lingering symptoms, called Long Covid, that ... Although Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Could blood proteins hold the key to the cause of long COVID?

    InternationalUniversity of Zurich, Switzerland

  8. EXPERT REACTION: Millennials are driving Australia's declining mental health status

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Nov 2023 at 0700 AEDT | 0900 NZDT

    PNAS

    That’s a very difficult question to answer,” said consultant psychiatrist and senior author Professor Nick Glozier, Professor of Psychological Medicine at the University of Sydney. ... lack of Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Millennials are driving Australia's declining mental health status

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; ACTThe University of Sydney|The University of Queensland...

  9. EXPERT REACTION: Should we be concerned about the rise in respiratory illnesses in China?

    Publicly released: Fri 24 Nov 2023 at 1320 AEDT | 1520 NZDT

    China is currently seeing an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, according to the World Health Organization. ... The WHO this week made an official request to Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Should we be concerned about the rise in respiratory illnesses in China?

    Australia; International; NSW; VIC; SAAustralian Science Media Centre

  10. EXPERT REACTION: Optus network outage

    Publicly released: Wed 8 Nov 2023 at 1143 AEDT | 1343 NZDT

    Optus customers have been unable to make calls or use the internet since 4am AEDT on the morning of Wednesday Nov 8th due to a major outage. ... This is affecting hospitals, public transport and Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Optus network outage

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WAAustralian Science Media Centre

  11. EXPERT REACTION: hMPV on the rise in Australia

    Publicly released: Wed 27 Sep 2023 at 1345 AEST | 1645 NZDT

    Human metapneumovirus or hMPV is a virus you have likely never heard of, but it is currently spreading quickly across NSW, having already infected over 1000 people in the last two ... weeks. Below, Read more about EXPERT REACTION: hMPV on the rise in Australia

    Australia; NSW; QLD; SAAustralian Science Media Centre

  12. EXPERT REACTION: Government announces 12-month inquiry into Australia's COVID-19 response

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Sep 2023 at 1030 AEST | 1230 NZST

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a nationwide inquiry into Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response today. ... The inquiry will be led by economist Angela Jackson, epidemiologist Catherine Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Government announces 12-month inquiry into Australia's COVID-19 response

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

  13. EXPERT REACTION: Aussies' wellbeing has improved since COVID-19, but not back to original levels

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Sep 2023 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

    Levels of life satisfaction and psychological distress have improved compared to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but are still below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from the Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Aussies' wellbeing has improved since COVID-19, but not back to original levels

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WAAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

  14. EXPERT REACTION: New RSV vaccine could be potent against future variants, suggests animal study

    Publicly released: Thu 24 Aug 2023 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

    Science Translational Medicine

    As the COVID-19 pandemic has showed, vaccines can sometimes lose their potency against viral infections as the virus mutates over time. ... Although RSV doesn’t seem to evolve as quickly as SARS-CoV-2 Read more about EXPERT REACTION: New RSV vaccine could be potent against future variants, suggests animal study

    Australia; International; VIC; WAGlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Belgium

  15. EXPERT Q&A: The origins of SARS-CoV-2

    Publicly released: Fri 18 Aug 2023 at 1030 AEST | 1230 NZST

    As the debate continues about the origins of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the AusSMC asked Professor Dominic Dwyer, a Medical Virologist at Westmead Hospital and the University ... of Sydney, to Read more about EXPERT Q&A: The origins of SARS-CoV-2

    Australia; NSWAustralian Science Media Centre|The University of Sydney

  16. EXPERT REACTION: How will new COVID-19 subvariant Eris impact Australia?

    Publicly released: Wed 9 Aug 2023 at 1335 AEST | 1535 NZST

    The new COVID subvariant EG. 5. 1, or Eris, is fast becoming one of the most prevalent in the United Kingdom and United States. ... Experts say the same thing could happen in Australia. See their full Read more about EXPERT REACTION: How will new COVID-19 subvariant Eris impact Australia?

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

  17. EXPERT REACTION: Can garlic fight flu and COVID-19?

    Publicly released: Thu 1 Jun 2023 at 1515 AEST | 1715 NZST

    Media releases issued by the Australian Garlic Producers Pty Ltd and the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggest that new research shows that garlic can kill COVID-19 and flu Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Can garlic fight flu and COVID-19?

    Australia; NSW; SAAustralian Science Media Centre

  18. EXPERT REACTION: Australia considers ban on ‘high-risk’ uses of AI

    Publicly released: Thu 1 Jun 2023 at 1434 AEST | 1634 NZST

    The Albanese government is considering a ban on “high-risk” uses of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making, warning of potential harms including the creation of deepfakes and Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Australia considers ban on ‘high-risk’ uses of AI

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

  19. EXPERT REACTION: Federal Budget 2023-2024

    Publicly released: Tue 9 May 2023 at 1945 AEST | 2145 NZST

    The Federal Government has released their budget for 2023-2024. Below, a variety of Australian experts respond and discuss what this year's Budget means. Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Federal Budget 2023-2024

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACTAustralian Government - Dept of the Treasury

  20. EXPERT REACTION: Long COVID Inquiry report

    Publicly released: Mon 24 Apr 2023 at 1109 AEST | 1309 NZST

    and a nationally coordinated research program for long COVID and COVID-19. ... Sick and tired: Long COVID inquiry report releasedA national long COVID and COVID-19 database is among the key Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Long COVID Inquiry report

    Australia; VICAustralian Science Media Centre

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