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How will fancy new antivirals help fight COVID?
When it comes to ways to fight COVID-19, vaccines have been the main tool we've used so far during the pandemic.
But new antivirals are being produced…
4 years, 2 months ago
Wishful thinking and the end of the pandemic
As the Omicron wave continues to subside, there's the temptation to hope that now that it's over, the whole pandemic is done.
And while we can dream t…
4 years, 2 months ago
The brothers and sisters of Omicron
Looking at the family tree of coronavirus is a bit like taking a trip down memory lane.
The whole crew is there including the famous ones like Alpha, …
4 years, 2 months ago
The great big lull after Omicron
As the scary peaks in all states and territories in Australia, except WA, seems to be behind us, there is now a new sense of calm.
Daily coronavirus c…
4 years, 3 months ago
Is the death rate too high?
The number of people dying from COVID hit a record high this week, as large case numbers continue in most states and territories.
It comes as no surpr…
4 years, 3 months ago
Is Omicron the last variant?
We're all no doubt very tired of the pandemic by now and could be forgiven for hoping now that Omicron has landed in Australia, once we get over the …
4 years, 3 months ago
We're back! Now, when will the outbreak peak?!
Well, that escalated quickly.
When Coronacast left you last year, there were nearly 4000 national daily cases. Yesterday, there were more than 72,000 …
4 years, 3 months ago
See ya 2021. What does 2022 have in store?
It's been a massive year for coronavirus and COVID-19.
There have been outbreaks, lockdowns and a pile of new variants.
But there have also been massi…
4 years, 4 months ago
Wowsers, 25,000 cases a day?
As COVID numbers continue to rapidly increase in NSW - likely due to the Omicron variant - we're being warned that modelling is pointing to 25,000 ca…
4 years, 4 months ago
Is NSW going to the dogs? (And does it matter?)
There was a large jump in COVID cases in NSW yesterday, and while we're largely moving on from day to day case numbers - this one is worth talking ab…
4 years, 4 months ago