New Covid-19 test that gets results in just 15 minutes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA cheap 15 minute finger prick Covid test could be rolled out in Australian airports and hotels by September, Read More
Australia eighth in Covid response with New Zealand in top spot
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Zealand has managed the coronavirus pandemic best in the world with Australia in eighth behind the likes of Rwanda and Cyprus. …
WHO experts finally begin their investigation into origins of Covid-19 in Wuhan after completing 14-day quarantine - as US demands 'robust and clear' probe
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA team of doctors from the World Health Organisation today ended a 14-day Covid quarantine in the city of Wuhan and set off…
Scientists warn target to reduce HIV infections by 2030 could be missed
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite introducing expansive and expensive tools to fight HIV, many countries remain off target and may not achieve the global 2030 HIV/Aids…
Important Advances in HIV Prevention Unveiled: New PrEP Formulas & Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn World AIDS Day last month, a breakthrough was announced for children with HIV in low-income countries. Read More
A pill, a ring or a jab: The future of HIV prevention is choice
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa has the biggest and fastest-expanding HIV prevention pill programme in Africa, Read More
What The Science Says About Delaying Second Vaccine Doses
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWeeks after the world’s first Covid vaccine was administered in Britain, the government announced that the three-week wait between doses would be extended…
Decrying vaccines, Tanzania leader says 'God will protect' from COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTanzania’s President John Magufuli said on Wednesday that no lockdown was planned because God would protect people from COVID-19 while homespun precautions…
And you thought nose swabs were bad! China begins using anal swabs to test for Covid in Beijing
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBeijing is using anal swabs to test its residents for coronavirus, a method that expert says is more accurate and raise the chances…
Lab-produced antibody gives new hope in HIV fight
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists are optimistic they have found a new approach to prevent HIV infection. Read More