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00:09:56

Sydney's outbreak grows from bad to worse

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2021/06/23

People living in Sydney and surrounding cities are living under much heavier restrictions today, after the COVID-19 outbreak significantly worsened yesterday.There are now serious limits on the number of people who can visit at home, capacity limits on businesses and masks are essential in public spaces.Part of the increased concern was a superspreading event at a birthday party, where at least 30 percent of attendees have now tested positive - with more cases expected.So on today's Coronacast, as

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00:12:47

Is Sydney going to need a lockdown?

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2021/06/22

There's been a rather large jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in Sydney, with the cluster growing beyond 20 people.While the majority of the cases reported yesterday were already in isolation, there was at least one mystery case in which contract tracers have had to hunt down the source.The NSW Government has mandated the use of masks on public transport and in all public indoor venues Sydney wide.So on today's Coronacast, why there hasn't been a lockdown in Sydney so far.Also on today's show:*

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00:12:47

Is Sydney going to need a lockdown?

What"s That Rash? ·

2021/06/22

There's been a rather large jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in Sydney, with the cluster growing beyond 20 people. While the majority of the cases reported yesterday were already in isolation, there was at least one mystery case in which contract tracers have had to hunt down the source. The NSW Government has mandated the use of masks on public transport and in all public indoor venues Sydney wide. So on today's Coronacast, why there hasn't been a lockdown in Sydney so far. Also on today's

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00:11:13

Why can't I just switch to Pfizer now?

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2021/06/21

While it's still too early to know how many people have cancelled their second Astra dose, doctors are urging people to make sure they receive both doses of the same vaccine.The risk of serious side effects from the second dose are reported to be significantly lower, and on the plus side - a second dose gives you even better protection against COVID-19.Currently, there's no approval from medicine regulators to mix doses.On today's Coronacast, if you've had your first Astra shot, why getting your

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00:11:19

Ok let's talk about fleetingness. Is it more infectious?

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2021/06/20

There's been a lot of talk over the last several weeks about how the coronavirus variants in Melbourne and Sydney is transmitting in more "fleeting" contact than we've previously seen.The outbreak in Sydney is the Delta variant and Melbourne's main outbreak was Kappa - and in both cities politicians or health officials say they're seeing people infected in very short periods of time.So is the virus actually more fleeting - or infectious? Or is it just better contact tracing?That's on today's

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00:11:26

I've had my first Astra shot. What now?

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2021/06/17

The national vaccine rollout has suffered another setback, with the federal government now saying that only people over 60 years should get the AstraZeneca vaccine.It's likely to set the date to full vaccination back even further as Pfizer vaccine supplies are limited and it'll be months before Novavax and Moderna vaccines arrive.It's also left many wondering what they should do if they've had their first AstraZeneca dose, and what are the new levels of risk for their age group?On today's

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00:11:06

The sneaky leaky virus always finds a way

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2021/06/16

NSW Health authorities are dealing with a new COVID-19 outbreak that appears to have slipped through our borders via a driver who transports international flight crew.And late on Tuesday, NSW Health said two people staying in a quarantine hotel may have been infected from people staying in a room next door.Further south in Melbourne, contact tracers are also trying to work out how many people in a Southbank apartment are infected.So on today's Coronacast, how might this sneaky leaky virus be

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00:12:00

Can Novavax save Australia's vaccine rollout?

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2021/06/15

The clinical trial results are in for another coronavirus vaccine, this one made by the company Novavax, and at first glance they look really good.We say first glance because the results have not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, and are from the company's press release.They show the shot is very effective against COVID-19 and also shows promise for some of the more concerning variants we're up against.So on today's Coronacast, what could this mean for Australia's vaccine rollout and

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00:14:59

Will lockdowns and restrictions end when we're...

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2021/06/10

We know that vaccination is the fastest way out of this pandemic, and the sooner we can get the jab the sooner we're protected.But according to modelling from the Burnet Institute, even with high levels of vaccination, it might be a while yet before we can say goodbye to restrictions and other impositions on our lives.That's partly because of unknowns like how variants will continue to evolve, and because the vaccines don't work 100 per cent of the time in some people.So on today's Coronacast,

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00:11:31

Goodbye Alpha. Hello Delta.

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2021/06/09

There are lots of words that are used to describe the Delta coronavirus variant: highly contagious, very infectious, fast moving.But maybe it's time to add the word successful.The Delta variant has now overtaken the homegrown Alpha variant in the UK as the most dominant strain, and numbers are rising in the United States as well.So on today's Coronacast, we look ahead as to what the rise of Delta might mean for the world.Also on today's show:* Why is there a variation state to state on vaccination

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00:12:09

A hotel trip to write home about!

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2021/06/08

It sounds like a lovely holiday: a week or two in Melbourne, see the sights before travelling north to the picturesque sandy beaches of Jervis Bay.Well, it's nice if you're a person. If it's the coronavirus variant of concern known as Delta, it's not not really a getaway you want to be part of.According to Victorian health authorities, the Delta cluster they're battling has been traced back to a guest from early May who came through hotel quarantine.On today's Coroncast, why that discovery will

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00:09:25

What's worse: big numbers or one mystery case?

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2021/06/07

As the days count down to Thursday, the question on everyone's mind is: will Victoria come out of lockdown or do they need a bit longer?Every day, health authorities say they're taking it one day at a time as more and more information is gathered.So what does it mean that Victoria has posted 11 new cases yesterday, when it was low single figures the day before?Thankfully, all the cases have been linked to existing cases and many were already in quarantine. But as today's Coronacast explains, issues

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00:12:22

So where's all this heading by Thursday?

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2021/06/06

Over the last few days in Victoria, there have been low numbers of new COVID cases - but every new case is not the same. Recently, many of them are people already in quarantine, which shows that contact tracers have successfully found and isolated people before they can infect more people in the community. But others, like two cases to be announced today, are slightly more problematic: they're another health care worker and aged-care resident. And then there's the cluster that no one saw coming:

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00:12:22

So where's all this heading by Thursday?

What"s That Rash? ·

2021/06/06

Over the last few days in Victoria, there have been low numbers of new COVID cases - but every new case is not the same.Recently, many of them are people already in quarantine, which shows that contact tracers have successfully found and isolated people before they can infect more people in the community.But others, like two cases to be announced today, are slightly more problematic: they're another health care worker and aged-care resident.And then there's the cluster that no one saw coming: the

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00:12:08

Is the Kappa variant really more infectious?

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2021/06/03

The situation in Victoria improved slightly yesterday, with only a few cases and all being linked to people already in quarantine.Residents of Melbourne and health authorities will be hoping that the worst is behind them, and it'll be smooth sailing from here. But as we know by now, you should never underestimate a virus that'll exploit every weakness it can.So on today's Coronacast, is the variant currently in Melbourne better at exploiting weaknesses than what we've seen before? Also on today's

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00:16:15

Seven days in, seven more to go

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2021/06/02

The initial seven day lockdown in Melbourne has not been enough to get control of the outbreak in the city.As a result, Melbournians will need to do at least another seven days to give health authorities more time.They've also revealed that the plan is to get the state back to zero spread - or eradication of community spread.So on today's Coronacast, what'll they have to do to get there?Also on today's show:* We've had heaps of questions over the past several weeks on blood clotting from the

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00:09:41

How casual can a contact be?

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2021/06/01

Health authorities in Victoria sounded slightly more upbeat yesterday, thanks to no new cases being posted from the aged care sector.But worryingly, there are still mystery cases to sort out and what's even more concerning is said to be acting differently than it has with previous outbreaks.Authorities have described the behaviour as "fleeting", saying it is showing remarkable ability to infect people in settings with only very brief contact.So on today's Coronacast, with at least four transmissions

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00:10:43

How could we let an aged care outbreak happen again?

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2021/05/31

The second wave in Victoria in 2020 revealed aged care to be a major vulnerability in Australia's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.Of the many hundreds of deaths from the second wave, the majority were in private aged care homes.And, sadly, COVID-19 has once again made it back into aged care - with coronavirus currently in two facilities in Melbourne.So on today's Coronacast, wasn't aged care supposed to be protected by now?Also on today's show:* When does a cluster become a wave?* What research

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00:12:30

But vaccination is a race, isn't it?

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2021/05/30

As Melbourne entered its third day of lockdown, the news came that many were dreading: coronavirus had made it back into an aged care facility and it was a mystery case.The health care worker and roughly 70 percent of residents had been vaccinated with their first shot.It came as senior Federal Government ministers insisted that the vaccine rollout is not a race, saying it needs to be systematic. But on today's Coronacast, the systematic approach had aged care residents to be vaccinated within a

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00:11:58

18 seconds into hell

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2021/05/27

Victoria is back where it least wanted to be: in lockdown. And this time it'll last for seven days.Perhaps a bit lost among the debate over vaccinations and contact tracing is the fact that an entire state is in lockdown because of another failure of hotel quarantine.A recent pre-print study on Australia's hotel quarantine system has found that for every 172 COVID positive returned travellers, there's a leak and 57% of the time, it results in a lockdown.So on today's Coronacast, a look into the last

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