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Sydney researchers develop rapid genomics strategy to trace coronavirus

10 Dec 2020

A team of leading Sydney researchers is pioneering the use of a fast genomic sequencing technology to help determine the source of hard-to-trace coronavirus cases. 

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HIV in Australia has declined by 12 per cent in the past five years

01 Dec 2020

New HIV data, released today by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney for World AIDS Day, are a reminder for Australia to sustain its efforts in HIV prevention amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Blaming the ‘worried well’ for long COVID testing queues won’t help anxious South Australians. This will

20 Nov 2020

Clear messaging about who needs to get tested is better than stigmatising people who are understandably worried about their health.

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Healthcare workers almost three times more likely to get COVID-19

12 Nov 2020

A new study estimates how Australian health workers’ risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection differs from that of the broader community.

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Low levels of infection in Sydney during the first COVID-19 wave: antibody study

11 Nov 2020

Only a small proportion of Sydney’s population were infected by SARS-CoV-2 earlier this year, a new report co-led by UNSW’s Kirby Institute says.

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Australian research at the centre of landmark treatment trial for COVID-19

29 Oct 2020

A clinical trial across 12 countries will test a potential COVID-19 treatment, using antibodies purified from plasma taken from people who have recovered from the disease.

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Kirby Institute awarded over $7m for HIV, hepatitis C and COVID-19 immunology research

09 Oct 2020

The Kirby Institute and the School of Population Health at UNSW Sydney receive grants from the highly competitive Medical Research Future Fund.

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Do cloth masks work? Only if you machine wash them after use, researchers say

09 Oct 2020

A new publication from researchers at UNSW Sydney recommends daily washing of cloth masks to reduce the likelihood of contamination and transmission of viruses like SARS-CoV-2.

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UNSW tops nation in NHMRC Partnership Projects grants

08 Oct 2020

UNSW Sydney researchers have secured $5.8 million for six projects that will improve Australian public health services.

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Has Australia really had 60,000 undiagnosed COVID-19 cases?

22 Sep 2020

A preliminary study published online this week estimates Australia had 60,000 undiagnosed COVID-19 infections by July. But there are a range of limitations to the study.

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