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What could the end to mandatory isolation mean?
The decision by National Cabinet to remove mandatory isolation for people testing positive to COVID-19 is seen by many as an "official" end to the pa…
3 years, 6 months ago
Putin isn't our only worry from Russia
Russia has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, and here's another concern to add to the list.
Scientists are on the alert about the risk of an…
3 years, 7 months ago
COVID numbers just got a whole lot harder to interpret
One of the mainstays over the past few years has been daily reporting of COVID cases, hospitalisations, ICUs and deaths.
3 years, 7 months ago
How else has COVID been killing people? Taking another look at excess deaths.
When COVID hit, there were a whole lot of predictions about how many people would die.
Not just of the virus itself, but the knock on effects from red…
3 years, 7 months ago
Where’s my Omicron specific booster? And will it help?
It may not be long before Omicron specific vaccines are available in Australia, like they are elsewhere in the world.
Last week the Therapeutic Goods …
3 years, 7 months ago
Is it time to scrap COVID isolation?
Back at the start of the pandemic, if you tested positive for COVID - or even if you were a contact - you were looking at two weeks of isolation.
The…
3 years, 8 months ago
The best news since January - but can it last?
It seems that COVID cases in the latest wave have indeed peaked, and all things across the usual pandemic metrics are improving.
It's the best COVID c…
3 years, 8 months ago
How much coronavirus is coming out of your mouth?
Pretty much ever since the pandemic began, we've been told to socially distance by at least 1.5 meters if possible to reduce the chances of infection…
3 years, 8 months ago
Can we wave bye bye to the B5 wave?
Is it finally time to say a big see ya later to the latest B5 COVID wave?
The Omicron family has already brought us several waves - the first at the s…
3 years, 8 months ago
Rebound? Reinfection? Release me from this pandemic prison!
As more and more people become infected with COVID-19, more and more people are also going to be reinfected.
But there's another type of reinfection k…
3 years, 8 months ago