Millions of Queenslanders will be hoping for good news today when announcements are made whether Brisbane’s lockdown will end or continue in some way. Yesterday saw two community cases of transmission in Queensland, and one popping up in northern New South Wales. While it’s hoped that health authorities are getting […]
The extent of the outbreak in Brisbane has become clearer, after authorities revealed that they were dealing with two separate coronavirus clusters. And at the heart of both outbreaks are health care workers who have somehow contracted it from COVID positive patients in hospital. As they work closely with patients, […]
Until yesterday, the outbreak in Brisbane looked small and manageable, but it just shows how fast things can change in a pandemic. Today is the first day greater Brisbane will spend in at least a three day snap lockdown, after a rise in community transmission cases. So on today’s Coronacast […]
It’s been a while, but an Australian state is again dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19. Queensland detected a positive case of the so-called UK variant – B117 – on Thursday. A second case was detected over the weekend that may be the link to the existing cluster. In a […]
Australia’s expert advisory group on vaccines has recommended the COVID-19 vaccine be deferred for people who have a history of specific rare blood clotting disorders. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation says for the time being it recommends that vaccination with any COVID-19 vaccine should be deferred for people […]
There are still so many things we don’t fully understand about COVID, but one of the big mysteries is long COVID. Experienced by up to 30 per cent of people who get the virus, long COVID can be debilitating and incredibly frustrating and scary for people who have it because […]
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has signed off on the release of 800,000 locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines, which might soon help boost the total number of shots delivered in Australia. So far, Australia’s rollout of the vaccine has been slow – due in part to limited supply but also due to […]
Researchers in Germany say they’ve identified what could be behind the reports of blood clotting in people who have had the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. The German team – in yet to be released pre-print research – say that the vaccine could in rare circumstances cause an autoimmune reaction that leads […]
The UK and Europe are vaccinating people in their millions but the scale of the pandemic there means they’re still in catch up mode. Experts have warned that variants that may not be fully covered by our current vaccines are continuing to emerge and spread. So on today’s Coronacast, while […]
