Government considers mandatory COVID-19 vax for all aged care workers
Review of AHPPC advice ordered after new cases identified at two nursing homes in Melbourne.
Tag: Infection control
‘Stop dancing around airborne transmission,’ say expert doctors
Public health expert Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri calls on the government's infection control body to update its policies to reflect scient…
How coronavirus killed compassion: A leading GP’s story
Almost a year ago, as we emerged from a period of extended lockdown, I was informed one night by my father’s aged care facility that…
Hallelujah! Public health experts explain Sydney church SARS-CoV-2 spread
Investigators say the virus was probably spread via airborne transmission.
Listerine ‘doesn’t prevent gonorrhoea infection of the throat’
Despite early research suggesting antiseptic mouthwash could reduce asymptomatic infection and thus curb transmission rates, two randomised trials …
Patient harm ‘not a significant concern’ with excess doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The case of two Brisbane aged care residents being given an incorrect dosage highlights the need for a systematic way to capture any errors in adm…
Cover furniture with cloth to reduce COVID-19 risk: researchers
Laying porous materials over hard surfaces cuts virus survival time, say Indian researchers.
Doctors’ fury over ‘bizarre’ comments from top infection control expert
Professor Lyn Gilbert, chair of the govt's IECG, appears to rule out airborne COVID-19 guidance because N95 masks are "very uncomfortable"Â for non…
‘Compensate doctors infected as result of airborne risk’: AMA
AMA WA president Dr Andrew Miller calls for health workers to be paid after former deputy CMO Dr Nick Coatsworth (pictured) publicly addressed airb…
How much better are two masks than one?
Double masking and a snug fit reduces COVID-19 spread, US lab simulations show.
