The first dose of coronavirus vaccine COVAX-19 is starting human trials at South Australia’s Royal Adelaide Hospital. The 40 healthy volunteers, aged between 18 and 65, will be injected twice with the drug or a placebo three weeks apart. Researcher…

Garvan Institute of Medical Research Director Chris Goodnow says his team of scientists are looking to develop a new anti-viral drug “to stop infection, to stop hospitalisations and to stop the deaths”. Instead of working to produce a COVID-19 vaccine,…

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…

Evidence is emerging people build an immune response to COVID-19 after shaking the virus but it’s unclear how long the defence lasts, Australian National University epidemiologist Dr Meru Sheel says. “We think that those people are immune, they’ve developed an…

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says claims coronavirus came from a Wuhan exotic animal market were beginning to fall apart with a Chinese academic pointing the finger at dangerous virology labs. A scholar from the South China University of Technology…

People who survive a battle with COVID-19 are likely immune to catching the deadly disease for another bout, Australian Medical Association Doctor Chris Moy says. “The experience of most viruses is you are immune to whatever strain you’ve had,” he…