07
Apr
Health authorities have detected 637 cases of a new COVID variant in England.
Dubbed the XE, relatively little is known about it. The variant is a combination of the...
Tag Archives: covid
25
Mar
As Australians collectively emerge from nearly two years of isolation, immunity against flu and cold is being called into question as there may be yet another threat to consider.
16
Mar
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a new COVID-19 variant that combines mutations from both omicron and delta variants for the first time, and there are reported cases in both Europe and...
10
Mar
The first major study to compare brain scans of people before and after catching COVID-19 has revealed loss of gray matter and tissue damage, mostly in areas related to smell.
28
Feb
In January, the TGA provisionally approved two oral dose treatments for the COVID-19 virus to be used in the first phase of the illness.
Both oral antivirals are designed...
24
Feb
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (aka CDC, the US national public health agency responsible for the protection of public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and...
22
Feb
In two years of the pandemic, millions of people survived the infection but have experienced debilitating symptoms lingering for months.
While most people with Covid recover within four weeks,...
14
Feb
As ATAGI approves the Pfizer vaccine booster for 16 and 17-year-olds, the government released new data showing booster coverage in states across the country. This new data shows a significant number of...
10
Feb
By mid 2021, more than a year had passed with zero lab-confirmed influenza deaths in Australia.
The rest of the year continued in the same fashion. Only 598 laboratory-confirmed...
03
Jan
With the use of rapid antigen tests on the increase, consumers presently have 15 different home tests listed on the ARTG to decide between.
The comparisons between the tests...