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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 16 hours 34 minutes
What is remdesivir and what's all the fuss about?
An experimental antiviral drug called remdesivir is being touted as a possible treatment for COVID-19 patients. An unpublished, non-peer reviewed trial from America has found that it seems to lower the time patients spend in hospital, and might help reduce death rates...
Are kids and young people affected more badly than we thought?
Several worrying cases involving coronavirus infection of children and younger adults have emerged from the UK and USA in the last few weeks. In the UK, a few children have shown up at hospitals with a serious illness. And in America, younger adults have shown up at hospitals after suffering from strokes. While the total numbers are low, it reveals there's still a lot we don’t know about this virus...
Were Australian lockdowns worth it?
As states slowly wind back restrictions and release the brake on lockdowns, it’s a good time to look back to see if they were worth it. So far, Australia has had less than 100 deaths related to COVID-19, and new case numbers remain small...
So should we download the coronavirus app or what?
The Federal Government's contact-tracing app has smashed expectations and has been downloaded more than two million times since its release. It's hoped it will help track down contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases, but there is still a lot we don't know about the app. And is there any evidence that it will even help? Today, Coronacast is joined by tech reporter Ariel Bogle from the ABC's science unit to help answer your questions...
Is being overweight a bigger risk factor than smoking?
Data from overseas suggests that after age, obesity is the biggest risk factor causing more problems than smoking with coronavirus patients. So why could that be? On today's show: * What's the NSW schools report all about? * Queensland is reducing some restrictions. Why now? * People are volunteering to be exposed to coronavirus to help test the vaccine...
How do we avoid the dreaded second (third or fourth) coronavirus wave?
Whichever way you look at it, coronavirus is going to be with us for quite a while. Elimination seems unlikely and overseas it’s infecting people in large numbers. While cases remain low, there's always the risk of it reappearing...
Human vaccine trials begin! What happens next?
Human trials for a coronavirus vaccine have begun in the UK, and it's all actions go. Depending on what happens there’s a long way to go before you might be innoculated. Usually the process could take years, but this isn’t your usual vaccine trial...
SPECIAL: Deputy Chief Medical Officer answers your questions
Why aren't we being told to wear masks? Are we trying to eradicate coronavirus or what? What’s going on with schools? There are so many big coronavirus questions Australians have, so we asked the country’s deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly to come on the podcast to help answer them...
When might Australia reach zero coronavirus cases?
New Zealand has announced it will soon loosen restrictions, as the number of cases there has continued to fall...
Why can't I test myself for coronavirus at home?
As getting a test for COVID-19 becomes far easier in Australia, people are starting to wonder why you can’t just do it yourself at home. On today's Coronacast, Dr Norman Swan explains while getting tested is easy, making sure you do it properly is a lot harder...