OzSAGE position statement 8 November 2022 Australia’s Chief Health Officers have expressed concern about the impact of COVID-19waves on our community, particularly for people in high-risk groups. SARS-CoV-2 infectionspreads rapidly and increases burden on our health care system. Ambulance services andemergency departments are strained (severely by some reports) and police are reported tobe covering medical […]
OZSAGE Position statement: Cruise ship epidemic and risk to small towns in Western Australia
25 October 2022 There is an epidemic of COVID-19 on board the cruise ship Coral Princess, which is due to visit some small towns in Western Australia, starting with Geraldton at 8am tomorrow, October 26th. We recommend that the cruise ship Coral Princess should not allow passengers to disembark at Geraldton, Busselton and Albany. These […]
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Isolation is the only fundamental public health measure (apart from vaccines) remaining to protect us from severe and long covid
A letter sent to the Prime Minister urging caution and prudence, after a week that saw ten a day dying in NSW from COVID-19. Hon Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 29 Sept 2022 by email Dear Prime Minister, The diverse experts of the OzSAGE group have requested that I write to you urging caution and prudence […]
Cutting Isolation to 5 days is Foolish
The proposal to cut the isolation period for COVID to 5 days is a political call that is not science based.
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IMPORTANCE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION & DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMMON SUBSEQUENT ADVERSE EVENTS
The aim of this position statement is to reinforce the importance of COVID-19 vaccination, and of remaining up to date in line with the ATAGI recommended vaccination schedule, and of supporting global vaccine equity remind that part of ensuring the integrity of and confidence in the vaccination programme is the surveillance and management of uncommon […]
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