Going Viral

• Vaccine inequity is not the main reason the Congo is not immunised against COVID-19
• Vaccine scepticism is not the only reason for reduced vaccination rates in the Congo
• There are so many factors to take into account with a world immunisation programme

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 40 mins

Guest: Lindsay Thitchener, Pathologist; Catalyst Project Manager, Sonic Healthcare; Accredited Education Assessment Representative, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

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• Boosters - will we need a fourth? Will it work?
• Are we really in the final phase of the pandemic?
• Other recent development

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 38 mins

Guest: Prof Stephen Duckett, Health Economist; Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia; Health and Aged Care Program Director, Grattan Institute; Australian public policy think tank and Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, La Trobe University

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• From the start the strategy to ditch all COVID restrictions and open the borders was risky
• The National Strategy was designed for Delta rather than the very different Omicron
• Economic activity is down regardless because people voted with their feet and began to lockdown themselves
• Communication from the authorities must be honest, reflect the reality of the situation and carefully manage changes to the strategy to keep the population on board

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 26 mins

Guest: Prof Stephen Duckett, Health Economist; Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia; Health and Aged Care Program Director, Grattan Institute; Australian public policy think tank and Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, La Trobe University

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• Booster update
• Introduction to the Novavax vaccine
• School immunisation and RATs
• The new Anti-viral therapies
• Omicron BA2... cause for concern?

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 39 mins

Guest: Prof Kristine Macartney, Infectious Disease Specialist, Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)

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• There are two schools of thought emerging with regard to the future of the pandemic and there is a great deal of tension between them
• Our politicians, business sector and mainstream media are very committed to the idea that Omicron is essentially the end of the pandemic - they want to open the country up now
• There are many other scientific experts who feel that it is better to be cautious and act more slowly - but their voices are being ignored
• Time will ultimately tell us which school of thought is right… OZSAGE thinks that the more cautious narrative is more likely
  
  

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 34 mins

Guest: Prof Guy Marks, Respiratory Physician; Epidemiologist and Public Health Physician

 

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• The government and the media have propelled anti-scientific disinformation into the mainstream
• We are seeing very significant post-COVID sequelae including diabetes & neurocognitive issues and more are emerging
• Omicron infection is less protective than the booster
• COVID has generated a major variant every six months for the past two years… more are likely to emerge so we are unlikely to be near the end
• Omicron is as deadly as the original COVID variant… it’s not just a bad flu
  
  

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 49 mins

Guest: Prof Raina MacIntyre, Infectious Disease Physician; Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW

 

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• COVID-19 vaccine boosters work well against the Omicron variant
• Awaiting more data before we know if a 4th jab will be needed
• COVID vaccination in children 5-11 yrs have shown a good safety record
• A third primary dose for children 5-11 yrs with immunosuppression
• Novavax was not superior to mRNA vaccines as a booster so patients should not be waiting for it
• You can have both flu and COVID shots at the same time
  
  

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 28 mins

Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance

 

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• Rapid antigen test kits should be provided for free and an app to upload results both negative and positive
• Why the Omicron wave is not the end of the pandemic
• Stay on the look out for long COVID, especially in patients under 40 years of age
• Post-COVID depression, anxiety and diabetes in young people are a concern

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 48 mins

Guest: Prof Mary-Louise McLaws, Epidemiologist; Director, Immunisation Coalition; Professor of Epidemiology, Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW

 

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• COVID vaccine boosters & Novavax 
• Rapid antigen testing 
• Debunking recent COVID myths
• Why we should be optimistic

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 37 mins

Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist; Vaccine Manufacturing Expert; Former Director of Immunobiology and WHO ERL at the TGA, Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services

 

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• Latest data on immune escape, infectivity and pathogenicity
• Implications for the Australian and world public health effort
• Is Omicron a sign that the pandemic is burning out?

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 43 mins

Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist; Vaccine Manufacturing Expert; Former Director of Immunobiology and WHO ERL at the TGA, Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services

 

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