Now @ProfRobBooy.
Covid-19. Variants and vaccination.
Prof just off the phone to his mate who disembarked from a cruise ship in Sydney with 800 cases this morning ….
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Here’s @ProfRobBooy’s personal immunisation record. #ACE22NSW
New wave at the moment, we need to surf it (with protections in place). #ACE22NSW
Novel variants much more catchy.
1 infects 10.
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Genomics is key.
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Notes 4 cases of meningococcal at Splendour in the grass, genomics revealed that none were linked.
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Bats and genomics.
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Covid lab link theory largely debunked now by genomics.
Wet market much more likely.
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Death rate in Au in 2021 was 10x less than UK/USA. 2022 different:
(Although death rate worldwide down 90 %).
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Covid deaths. #ACENSW22
Covid deaths in children in Au, was virtually non existent. However some deaths now due to larger numbers with covid. Kids under 1 at highest risk. #ACENSW22
Hybrid immunity (vaccination plus infection) is best. #ACENSW22
Boosters are important because of the sub-variants. #ACENSW22
You can get re-infected with omicron within as little as one month,
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When to vaccinate post covid?
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Risk of vaccine myocarditis highest in teenage boys.
51 million nova vax order in Australia. About 1/2 mill doses given. Less myocarditis.
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Omicron specific boosters. #ACE22NSW
Trump got steroids, oxygen, anti-virals. #ACENSW22
Two Presidents with Covid. #ACENSW22
PBS scripts for oral covid19 Australia.
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Game changers, oral treatments for covid. #ACENSW22
Treatment for the 2% who don’t respond to vaccination. #ACENSW22
No one in sage until we are all safe.
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What we can all do about covid-19:
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Summary from @ProfRobBooy covid19.
Complacency and misinformation are current challenges.
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