Going Viral

COVID is not over, large number of deaths each week RAT’s should be done serially when symptomatic Vaccines are being trialled that may stop transmission Red tape is making effective new anti-viral’s difficult to access If a new variant is more pathogenic then we are effectively back to square one and yet we have no strategy for this   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 36 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Es...

The bivalent vaccines in practice Booster advice- get it every 6 months Long COVID Streptococcus A   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Understand the current ATAGI recommendations regarding 5th booster Is there a practical difference between the current booster options? What does the future of COVID vaccines look like  Zinc, Selenium, Melatonin, and Vitamin D supplements are useful adjuncts in the early stages of COVID-19 infection  Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 43 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Sci...

Covid – 5th dose Flu – concurrent annual booster Many recrudescent diseases Is Bird-flu coming? Monkeypox – protect yourself/your patients Host: David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Robert Booy, Infectious Diseases Specialist and Paediatrician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/liste...

How we need a national CDC to prevent the fragmented response we had to the COVID pandemic from happening again How healthy young people will derive little benefit from a fourth or fifth dose of vaccine, and how we should keep them for the vulnerable population China's response to the COVID surge being of global interest and concern Host: David Lim | Total Time: 44 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, En...

Episode 213 The pros and cons of the 5th jab for health workers Whether we have reached the end of the road with mRNA-based vaccines Cutting through the subvariant hype New vaccines on the horizon The 2023 forecast – does ATAGI need a rethink?   Host: David Lim | Total Time: 38 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm...

Episode 212 The 4th wave Booster advice Christmas forecasting - will the current wave be over soon? The scale and impact of the anticipated long COVID crisis Host: David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM , Infectious Disease Expert Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/lis...

Episode 211 Entering a new wave driven by a soup of Omicron sub variants, where more than 5 million Australians eligible for boosters have not received them How we must encourage patients to get their boosters, with the bivalent vaccines being more effective Cases of long COVID in Australia ranging between 300K and 1 million, and increasing re-infections escalating the risks How our health care sy...

Episode 210 The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like Whether a fifth booster is worth having Children’s vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals Host: David Lim | Total Time: 42 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin , Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS E...

Episode 209 How resources are being diverted to COVID-19, and how they have been affecting Tuberculosis resources Knowing when to suspect and diagnose active Tuberculosis and how to manage the patient What is latent Tuberculosis and what should you do about it Host: David Lim | Total Time: 33 mins Guest: A/Prof James Trauer, Respiratory, General and Public Health Physician Register for our fortnig...

Episode 208 The bivalent vaccines The new variant alert for Ba.2.75 and Ba.4.6 Herd immunity predictions and implications Host: David Lim | Total Time: 37 mins Guest: Prof Kristine Macartney, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 207 Despite a panoramic study suggesting a lower effect, Lagevrio has a useful impact on hospitalisations, deaths and shorter recovery time COVID trials becoming more difficult to run because so many people have either been vaccinated and / or exposed How the Pfizer vaccination’s lack of impact on transmission is not a cause for concern and was clearly communicated since its release. The m...

Episode 206 The elimination of isolation periods and mask mandates An update on the vaccination landscape, including recently approved jabs, the bivalent vaccine, and vaccination for children A new nasal swab test which is about to become available. It's not a RAT and it might be more accurate How some prominent world leaders have tried to convince us that the pandemic is over and that we just hav...

Episode 205  Navigating interactions...it’s easier than it first looks How antivirals are an important part of the management strategy to reduce the chances of severe illness and hospital admissions Host: David Lim | Total Time: 29 mins Guest: Dr Alexander Padiglione, Infectious Diseases Physician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to re...

The national vaccine strategy Subdermal injection Host: David Lim | Total Time: 5 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Omicron booster, latest ATAGI decisions including the Moderna baby dose and Novavax for teens The new variant vaccines, should we mix and match boosters? Forecasting the next wave Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time: 29 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Diseases Specialist Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! Se...

A closer look at where we are right now in Australia and the world Efficacy of a fourth dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine against Omicron specifically More information on the Zoonotic Henipavirus in China, Monkeypox and other emerging diseases Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time: 46 mins Guest: A/Prof Sanjaya Senanayake, Infectious Diseases Specialist Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second...

COVID-19 trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths Mask mandates will help but the political leaders don’t want to do it Monkeypox - understanding the Australian situation and the public health response Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert: Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute; Professor, School of Public Health...

Antiviral drugs and other therapeutics New drugs and vaccines in the pipeline Are universal vaccines a pipe dream? Why vaccines are only part of the answer and will never control the pandemic? Lesson learned on how to stop the next pandemic   Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time: 33 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist; Vaccine Manufacturing Expert; Former Director of Immunobiology and WHO ERL at...

New 3rd booster guidelines from ATAGI Omicron is changing and there are serious implications We need to ramp up preventive measures to tackle this new wave more effectively Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time: 29 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute; Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash Unive...

A high index of suspicion based on vaccination status, travel and exposure history will help raise a red flag Whilst awaiting confirmation of the throat swab culture result, reaching out early to your local infectious disease expert is highly advised GPs are once again at the forefront of identifying, treating and ensuring that we commence the appropriate public health interventions Host: Dr David...

Managing Influenza and reducing co-infection The safety and effectiveness of the flu vaccine when given with a covid vaccine Cases of Monkeypox in Australia and vaccination Diphtheria in Australia, should we worry about Polio yet? Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time: 19 mins Guest:  A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Res...

Omicron sub-variants Antivirals Reinfection Long COVID epidemiology Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time:  15 mins Guest:  A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener f...

COVID-19 is now endemic, constantly changing and evolving The health system is under rising pressure at all points, and therefore a concerted approach to prevent and minimize disease is increasingly needed The information on treatment options is also constantly evolving Working from regularly updated guidelines is now usual practice Current oral antivirals provide good options for many, noting the...

Some ‘basic’ influenza epidemiology What happened in 2021 and what to expect in 2022 What's new with cell culture influenza vaccines and high dose influenza vaccines Importance of vaccination rates Health care worker influenza vaccination   Host:  Dr David Lim |  Total time: 22 mins Guest: A/Prof John Litt AM, Staff Public Health Physician; Associate Professor in the Dis...