Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly says Australia has had “so few” cases of COVID-19 that essentially now the country has been rendered “non-immune” to the virus. Professor Kelly discussed the efficacy rates of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines and…

New Melbourne research has indicated a coronavirus vaccine could be effective for longer than a year. Studies showed the body remembered the virus and was able to repel it if exposed again. Vaccines were designed to trigger the same response…

Global markets have risen over hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University. Researchers said they were on schedule to have the vaccine ready for mass production as soon as September. They said the drug triggered a sharp rise in…

As scientists around the world hunt for a coronavirus cure, researchers at America’s University of California in Santa Barbara say ultra violet (UV) light could be harnessed to effectively disinfect personal protective equipment (PPE) from COVID-19. UV light has been…