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'Supercharged' cells help scientists analyse SARS-CoV-2 variants faster

27 May 2021

In this video, watch how the SARS-CoV-2 virus takes over cells by ‘melting’ them into each other.

Vaccination centre

Four cases in Melbourne but what if I've already been exposed?

25 May 2021

In the end, the best protection is mass vaccination and ensuring as many people as possible are fully vaccinated as quickly as possible.

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'Supercharged' cells help scientists analyse SARS-CoV-2 variants faster

20 May 2021

In this video, watch how the SARS-CoV-2 virus takes over cells by ‘melting’ them into each other.

Doctor holds bottle with COVID-19 vaccine in laboratory

Scientists find new way of predicting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

18 May 2021

Australian researchers have identified the immune response associated with protection from COVID-19 – a discovery that may help cut the time it takes to develop new vaccines.

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The pressure is on for Australia to accept the coronavirus really can spread in the air we breathe

14 May 2021

Will new guidelines on how to protect front-line workers acknowledge the coronavirus can spread via the air we breathe? It's time they did.

Destruction of hepatitis C virus, 3D illustration. Conceptual image for hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis C in prisons: testing and treatment crucial to elimination

07 May 2021

Hepatitis C testing and treatment in prisons is key to reducing infections, a new study by the Kirby Institute has shown.

mRNA versus adenovirus vaccine

COVID Files: mRNA versus adenovirus vaccine

02 May 2021

What is the difference between the mRNA vaccine and the adenovirus vaccine? Can the mRNA vaccine be tweaked when new variants develop?

Long COVID

Long COVID: What is it and what do we know about it?

21 Apr 2021

With over 139 million COVID-19 cases globally, the latest challenge for medical researchers is a post-COVID-19 syndrome referred to as 'long COVID'.   

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Inaugural David Cooper Lecture: Dr Anthony Fauci

20 Apr 2021

Last week, thousands tuned in online to hear guest speaker Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the US National Institutes of Health. 

Dr Anthony Fauci

Rampant viruses and defying the president: Anthony Fauci shares his experience

15 Apr 2021

During the inaugural David Cooper Lecture, Dr Anthony Fauci shared fascinating insights into the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 80s, the global response to COVID-19 and the politics of anti-vaxxers.

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