We’ve learnt two cases linked to Melbourne’s COVID outbreak were in fact ‘false positives’. Here’s what that means, why it can happen, and how common it is.
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Who’s a good doggie? Sniffer dogs might one day be able to screen people for COVID-19 in large crowds. But not when they’re hungry or need a good lie down.
How likely are false positives or negatives when you take a PCR test for COVID?
The response to the crisis in India speaks to the complexity of public health decision-making.
Immunity to COVID-19 appears to be generated in different ways in different subgroups of people.
Graphene based COVID tests are quick and robust.
Despite the latest tweaks to border testing rules, the risk of imported infection remains very high. NZ’s wider response needs upgrading —including reducing the large numbers of infected returnees.
The pilot of mass testing people in Liverpool failed to pick up over half of cases, but this isn’t the end of the road for antigen testing.
So, if you have ever tested positive, there is a chance you could contract the virus again. And you could infect other people. You should still take the necessary precautions.
A new review from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences says managing the pandemic into 2021 will mean persisting with the measures that have made Australia’s response successful so far.
Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 clearances before travelling.
In September, production of rapid tests really ramped up in the US. But due to low accuracy and massive numbers needed, these tests alone are unlikely to have much of an effect on the pandemic.
As NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian discovered after continuing to work while awaiting the result of a COVID test, you don’t necessarily get any extra credit for ‘sickness presenteeism’. And rightly so.
After recent suspected COVID-19 cases and with repatriation flights postponed, Samoa takes no chances.
Migrant workers’ families suffer from limited access to pandemic-related health care and loss of income.
Widely adopted in the US when pandemic precautions kept people home, telehealth faces a challenge as insurance coverage changes, right when its popularity had surged.
A new test developed in Australia will reportedly be able to tell us whether someone has a high ‘viral load’. But that doesn’t automatically make them a ‘superspreader’.
With a COVID-19 outbreak in the White House, people are watching the health of President Trump and many others. A doctor explains the possible course for this unpredictable disease.
A new test, which can diagnose COVID-19 in 15 minutes, has been approved by the TGA. But it’s no silver bullet.
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor and Director of Doherty Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Clinical associate professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Demography and Global Health, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Universitas Brawijaya
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Assistant Professor in Computer Science, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School