A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a ‘patch’.
While the results are very promising, it has only been tested in mice. Human clinical trials will take some time to complete before we know whether a drug could become available.
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Australian government experts mull over COVID vaccine in pregnancy
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Some health workers who are among those first in line to receive a coronavirus vaccine are choosing to delay having a baby until more is known about any potential side effects during gestation, with the federal government yet to advise whether pregnant women should have the jab.
Melbourne obstetrician Nisha Khot said there was little information she could offer to her patients about the vaccines, as pregnant women are typically excluded from clinical trials.
Authorities worried UK strain of COVID-19 may be so infectious it broke through normal quarantine protocols
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Dr Jeannette Young said the woman had been fantastic and been cooperating fully with authorities.
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Contact tracers are scrambling to pinpoint close contacts of a Brisbane quarantine hotel cleaner diagnosed with COVID-19 after tests confirmed she was carrying the more contagious UK variant.
Key points:
Queensland health has issued alerts for people to get tested if they visited any of five venues the woman visited
There are fears current infection safety protocols may not be enough to combat the mutated UK strain