A measles alert has been issued for Melbourne and Brisbane airports after an infectious person returned from overseas. The traveller was infectious when they arrived from Indonesia, transiting through Melbourne Airport before travelling to Queensland. The passenger flew on Qantas flights QF40 from Jakarta to Melbourne on Sunday July 2,Continue Reading

Australian infectious disease experts have warned that almost all antiviral treatments for Covid-19 are increasingly ineffective against the Omicron “soup” swirling in Australia. New research from the Kirby Institute found many of Australia’s best monoclonal antibody drugs — which are lab-made proteins designed to mimic natural antibodies and thus stopContinue Reading