It always pays to check before you share - BioBlog
Alison Campbell • Nov 19, 2020 •
Back in 2008, Dr Anthony Fauci (yes, that Dr Fauci) co-authored a paper that examined the interplay between influenza infection and secondary bacterial … Read More
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Why we’re adding masks to our Covid-19 toolkit - Infectious Thoughts
Siouxsie Wiles • Aug 17, 2020 •
Lots of people might be wondering why we’re now being asked to wear face masks when we didn’t use them the first time we were stamping out Covid-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand. Back in April I wrote about how even the experts couldn’t agree whether masks should be worn by everyone. Some of that disagreement was … Read More
Don’t panic. We can do this. Together - Infectious Thoughts
Siouxsie Wiles • Aug 12, 2020 •
Aotearoa surpassed 100 days without a case of community transmission of Covid-19. Last night that virus-free streak ended and we’re moving back up the alert levels. For months now, we’ve been intercepting cases of Covid-19 at the border. But just as has happened in many other countries, somehow the sneaky bastard has got in. At a late press conference last … Read More