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, Pacific experts Meg Keen and Henry Ivarature join Arnagretta Hunter to discuss how Papua New Guinea is dealing with its current COVID-19 outbreak, the region’s successes and setbacks during the pandemic, and some of the other key security issues facing the Pacific.
What have been the successes and setbacks in the Pacific Island region’s management of the COVID-19 crisis? What is slowing down the vaccine rollout in many countries in the region? And with geostrategic competition increasing in the Pacific, what are the prospects for the region’s economic recovery? On this episode of
Bharat Biotech is recruiting children to begin COVID vaccine trials
The third wave of COVID-19 will impact children the most: Experts
New Delhi:COVID vaccine for children is now a reality in the USA, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended expandING usage of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between 12-15 years of age. President Joe Biden has called the move “one more giant step in our fight against the pandemic.” This comes at a time when Indian experts are already prepping up for a third wave and the fear is it may impact children the most and given India has over 150 million children, the scale of preparation needs to large.
The likelihood of people surviving COVID-19 in UK hospitals has been improving over time, a new study has found.
Research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine by the ISARIC Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium found that in-hospital mortality declined from 32% at the start of the first wave (Mar-Apr 2020) to 16% at the end of the first wave (Jun-Jul 2020).
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, experts in the social determinants of health Sharon Friel and Sandro Demaio join hosts Arnagretta Hunter and Sharon Bessell to discuss realising the vision of a healthy Australia by 2030.
Has the COVID-19 pandemic forced Australian policymakers to address the social determinants of health? Instead of focusing on ‘vulnerable populations’, should the public debate instead focus on the conditions that create disadvantage, and stop transferring a sense of shame to individuals? Is now the time to reset and make achieving health for all by 2030 a real possibility? On this episode of
Policy Forum Pod, health equity expert Professor Sharon Friel and Dr Sandro Demaio, medical doctor and globally-renowned public health advocate, join Dr Arnagretta Hunter and Professor Sharon Bessell to discuss these questions and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/2PUkbTY
Covid research came up with some startling results about antibody production (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Now here’s an interesting one. Could having an infection with coronavirus make your vaccination more powerful, as a study suggests?
Well, I wouldn’t be surprised. I know when I had my first jab I still had antibodies resulting from my Covid infection 10 months earlier. I had tracked them monthly because I was interested to know how long they lasted.