SARS-CoV-2
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Why are there so many new Omicron sub-variants, like BA.4 and BA.5? Will I be reinfected? Is the virus mutating faster?
Image: ShutterstockBy now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. This variant of concern has changed...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Could I have had COVID and not realised it?
Image: UnsplashIt seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has COVID. When we...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Here’s why you might need a 4th COVID vaccine dose this winter
Image: Achmad Ibrahim/AP/AAPWhen I began drafting this article, COVID cases in Australia were coming down and the situation was stabilising.New research released in February...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
Taking COVID pills at home sounds great. But we need to use them wisely or risk drug resistance and new variants
Image: ShutterstockGPs can now prescribe antiviral pills for some of their vulnerable COVID-19 patients to take at home. More patients are expected to have access in coming weeks and...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
15 things not to do when using a rapid antigen test, from storing in the freezer to sampling snot
Image: ShutterstockMany of us have taken a rapid antigen test (RAT) or have administered them to our school-aged children.But how many of us are...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
COVID will soon be endemic. This doesn’t mean it’s harmless or we give up, just that it’s part of life
Image: Joan Mateu/AP/AAPWe have experienced many bumps in the road since 2020 and one would have to be extremely brave to predict what the...
COVID 19/CORONAVIRUS
Planning a Christmas get-together? 8 tips to avoid a super-spreader event
Image: ShutterstockNot many more sleeps until Christmas, and all those long lunches and get-togethers with family and friends.If you’re hosting a gathering and want...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
What not to do: ban travel. Scenes at South Africa’s OR Tambo International airport after the first flight bans were announced. Phill Magakoe...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
No, vaccinated people are not ‘just as infectious’ as unvaccinated people if they get COVID
Image: Richard Wainwright/AAPSome recent studies have shown similar peak viral loads in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people who contract COVID. This has raised concerns...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Your unvaccinated friend is roughly 20 times more likely to give you COVID
Picture: Albert Perez/AAPAs lockdowns ease in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, and people return to work and socialising, many of us...
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