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COVID surge update, booster news, new vaccine and more
Episode 211 Entering a new wave driven by a soup of Omicron sub variants, where more than 5 million Australians eligible for boosters have not received them How we must encourage patients to get their boosters, with the bivalent vaccines being more effective Cases of long COVID in Australia ranging…
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COVID update, Vaccines, and Re-emerging infections
The Omicron booster, latest ATAGI decisions including the Moderna baby dose and Novavax for teens The new variant vaccines, should we mix and match boosters? Forecasting the next wave Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 29 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Diseases Specialist Register f…
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COVID, Monkeypox, and other outbreaks to watch for
A closer look at where we are right now in Australia and the world Efficacy of a fourth dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine against Omicron specifically More information on the Zoonotic Henipavirus in China, Monkeypox and other emerging diseases Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 46 mins Guest: A/Prof …
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COVID Update - Are we past the peak?
COVID-19 trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths Mask mandates will help but the political leaders don’t want to do it Monkeypox - understanding the Australian situation and the public health response Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Dis…
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Influenza, Monkeypox and other vaccine-preventable diseases
Managing Influenza and reducing co-infection The safety and effectiveness of the flu vaccine when given with a covid vaccine Cases of Monkeypox in Australia and vaccination Diphtheria in Australia, should we worry about Polio yet? Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 19 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas …
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Influenza update for 2022
Some ‘basic’ influenza epidemiology What happened in 2021 and what to expect in 2022 What's new with cell culture influenza vaccines and high dose influenza vaccines Importance of vaccination rates Health care worker influenza vaccination Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 22 mins Guest: A/Prof …
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Monkeypox update
The number of confirmed monkey pox cases in Australia and the world Transmission can occur via respiratory droplets and aerosols, close contact with bodily fluids, lesions and fomites Diagnosis of a monkey pox rash – When to suspect and where to go from there Treatment and prevention Host: Dr D…
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Variants, long COVID and safety of boosters
Current burden and variants Long COVID and vaccines COVID vaccine boosters - effectiveness and safety and the need for a 4th dose Update on safety of COVID vaccines Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 25 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director,…
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COVID update - Ba4 and Ba5, boosters, antivirals, long COVID
Should GPs have a fourth booster? The Ba4 and Ba5 variants More information on the antivirals Long COVID is an emerging public health issue Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 42 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist; Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, U…
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COVID variants, antivirals, vaccines & vaccine hesitancy
Overseas travel and COVID - booster before travelling? What’s the evidence? The more transmissible OMICRON subvariant... is there any cause for concern here? Pre-exposure Prophylaxis - understanding how to use EVUSHELD - what/when/for who/safety and side effects Which Anti-COVID drugs DO NOT work f…
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