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Today, five Australians will die from drug use. A UNSW report paints a stark picture of the state...

Today, five Australians will die from drug use. A UNSW report paints a stark picture of the state...

Today, five Australians will die from drug use. A UNSW report paints a stark picture of the state...

Viruses multiply by copying themselves over and over, but these copies can alter slightly as they go along – becoming a new variant. Most of the time, these variants don’t alter much about the way the virus works. However, sometimes they can alter factors such as how quickly the virus spreads, whether it can evade the body’s immune response more effectively, or even the severity of the disease it causes. When this happens, a variant will go from one that’s simply being monitored (also known as a variant under investigation) to one of concern – and that requires action to reduce its...

Scientists in urgent rush to crack mutations on new Indian variant as cases surge 10 May 2021, 14:54 Updated: 10 May 2021, 17:44 Invalid Date, THERE is a “critical need” to find out more information on the new Indian Covid variant, scientists say. It comes after cases caused by the strain have doubled in the UK in one week. �� 2 The second of the three Indian variants has rapidly become a concern The new Indian “variant of concern”, called B.1.617.2, was only detected in the UK in mid-April. But due to its rapid growth in cases, already confirmed in 509 cases with a further coupl...