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What can we expect from this latest COVID wave? And how long will it last?

16 Nov 2022

The evidence so far suggests this wave could be a shorter and smaller version of the Omicron BA.5 wave.

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If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us past the pandemic, think again

04 Oct 2022

At times when COVID numbers are increasing, allowing infectious people to mingle freely at work and socially will create epidemic growth and make the crisis even worse.

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$2m funds COVID research at UNSW including new RNA treatment

31 Aug 2022

Researchers will investigate treatment measures for COVID-19 infection and the aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2.

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New analysis predicts COVID-19 vaccine efficacy - and shows why we need boosters

18 Nov 2021

This is the first and largest study to predict protection against variants using neutralising antibodies.

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What we know about the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

26 Jul 2021

The Delta variant is likely to become the most dominant strain globally. What does that mean for current and future variants?

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Should Australia vaccinate children against COVID-19?

02 Jul 2021

Experts suggest vaccination of children must be part of Australia’s exit strategy, especially with the Delta variant of the virus.

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COVID Files: How do variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge?

31 May 2021

Associate Professor Stuart Turville from UNSW Sydney and the Kirby Institute's Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program explains how variants emerge, how they are detected and what we know about the B.1617 variant.

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Immunologist explains how 'supercharged' cells help fight against COVID-19

28 May 2021

Associate Professor Stuart Turville from UNSW Sydney’s Kirby Institute leads a team that has developed genetically “supercharged” cells to quickly understand

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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.

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COVID is surging in the world's most vaccinated country. Why?

20 May 2021

What does the Seychelles experience tell us about variants, vaccine efficacy and herd immunity?

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