Older Australians face a really tough decision about whether to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, with one expert saying it is a trade-off between individual and community benefits. The AstraZeneca vaccine is being rolled out to Australia s over 50s community, with experts saying the risk of getting COVID-19 outweighed the risk of rare but possibly deadly blood clots. However, many in the community are concerned about getting blood clots after 18 cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine were discovered in Australia. One person has died so far, with 1.8 million doses administered. Experts are still recommending over 50s get the jab because the risk of serious complications from AstraZeneca is infinitesimally small for this age group, Dr Ian Gemmell, the West Australian-born medical director of a large vaccination centre in Salisbury in the UK told the
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âWe have incredibly low rates of infection in Australia, but without very high vaccine uptake rates, weâre never going to achieve any long-lasting protection, and weâll just keep doing the same thing over and over again.â
There are now growing calls for a cautious easing of border restrictions, with many of Australiaâs leading infectious diseases figures suggesting a new, risk-based quarantine system would allow select groups to safely avoid 14-day mandatory quarantine in a hotel.
Professor Sharon Lewin, the director of the Doherty Institute, suggested people who had been vaccinated or travelled from low-risk countries could safely quarantine at home with regular testing.
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Researchers Discover New Genetic Variants Responsible for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Researchers at the Center for Applies Genomics (CAG) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have revealed how variants of a gene responsible for packing and condensing genetic material present a novel cause for certain neurodevelopmental disorders. The findings were published today in Science Advances.
Many neurodevelopmental disorders classified as intellectual disabilities are linked to certain genetic variants. Despite this, the underlying molecular mechanism for most of these patients is unknown. In particular, several neurodevelopmental disorders have been linked to pathogenic variants in genes responsible chromatin remodeling, or the rearrangement of the structure of chromosomes that allows for the transcription of DNA into directions to carry out necessary functions of the cells in the body.
A baby girl nearly lost her leg as a deadly flesh-eating bacteria devoured her limb after her parents thought she just had the flu.
Tania O Meara s daughter Eden was just 11-months-old when she was struck down with Strep A - an infectious bacteria that attacks and destroys flesh.
The Melbourne toddler had a series of colds and flus but her mum knew something more was wrong and took her to hospital.
She then spent the next 23 days in intensive care, undergoing four surgeries but thankfully was able to keep her leg. The problem with Strep A is it s often masked by your common flus and colds, Ms O Meara told Daily Mail Australia.