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Perth's tense wait - will lockdown end on time? Apr 26, 2021

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Residents of Perth and the Peel region were given a boost of hope yesterday, when no new cases of coronavirus were discovered.

The areas are in a lockdown until at least midnight tonight, after coronavirus escaped hotel quarantine late last week and has spread into the community.

WA Premier Mark McGowan says it's too early to predict what will happen with the lockdown after Monday

And it's also promoted another debate about who should run hotel quarantine: the states or the federal government.

Also on today's show:

* We get some better numbers from ATAGI on the chance of blood clots from the AstraZeneca vaccine, depending on how old you are.

Rush on down for our COVID stocktake! Apr 23, 2021

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At the start of the year when vaccines were starting to roll out, there was much hope that maybe, just maybe, the worst was behind us.

But oh no. Not in this global pandemic. Suddenly we had several variants of concern to worry about, vaccines remained in very short supply and countries argued with each other for who needed it more.

So today, Coronacast is doing a bit of a stocktake - taking a step back to have a look at we are and what might come next.

Also on today's show:

* Quick Fire Friday and today the answers are quick. We promise.

Uh oh. Can mRNA vaccines cause clots too? Apr 22, 2021

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The European Medicines Agency has reported that it's aware of 25 cases of rare blood clots from people who have had the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, and 5 cases from people who have had the Moderna vaccine.

The numbers were revealed during a press briefing into blood clotting issues related to the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

It's the first time such a number has been reported by a medical regulator, and may suggest very rare clotting events may not be confined only to AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson.

The co-chair of Australia's vaccination advisory group Professor Allen Cheng has told Coronacast that there is still a lot of uncertainty, especially if reported cases have been fully investigated.

So on today's Coronacast, what has the EMA said and is it real?

References:

EMA press conference

What's behind soaring COVID numbers in India? Apr 21, 2021

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The number of daily COVID-19 cases in India has been surging in recent weeks, and some are putting it down to a so-called double mutant COVID variant.

New case records are being set nearly daily, and the number of people dying from COVID is also growing fast.

The huge surge in cases is also being felt here, with the most recent NSW data showing people arriving from India are making up 20 percent of all cases in hotel quarantine.

So on today's Coronacast, what could be behind the surge in India?

Also on today's show:

* NZ vaccinated border worker tests positive for COVID-19

* What is the treatment for those who get the blood clots from the AstraZeneca vaccine?

* What do we know about mixing vaccines?

Vaccines for everyone over 50!* (conditions apply) Apr 20, 2021

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The Federal Government is hoping for a vaccine rollout reset, and it may come later this week with National Cabinet agreeing 'in principle' to bring forward vaccinations for those over 50

Currently, people in phase 1a and 1b can get access to vaccinations - which is mostly the AstraZeneca vaccine.

As local production of the AstraZeneca vaccine ramps, it may be very soon when the doors are opened to everyone who's over 50.

So on today's Coronacast, the washup from yesterday's National Cabinet.

Also on today's show:

* ATAGI releases some slides

* Is there any data on the blood groups of the people who have experienced clotting?

* What about for people who have had blood clots in the past?

Will we be taking international flights by October? Apr 19, 2021

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With every vaccination, we are a step closer to returning back to something that resembles the normal life we had before the coronavirus pandemic.

And one of the big hopes is that people will once again be able to travel overseas to visit family, for work or for holidays.

Airlines are taking bookings for later in the year, and report strong bookings so far. The Prime Minister was also yesterday talking about international travel opening up, albeit slowly and for essential travel.

So on today's Coronacast, how likely is it we'll be travelling internationally again by October?

Also on today's show:

* Why variants are again the unknown when it comes to a normal life

* Coronavirus slips out of one hotel quarantine room and into another in Sydney

* Is the University of Queensland vaccine is still being developed?

* A GP says roughly 10 percent of patients are pulling out from receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine

Is there such a thing as knowing too much? Apr 16, 2021

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, so much information has been flying around - some of it good and some not so good.

Official information from Government and health authorities would be solidly in the good camp, but sometimes there's been a reluctance to provide us with all the information.

Take blood clotting for example. In the USA, information has been made widely available and their vaccine advisory panel meets in public.

On today's Coronacast, why being transparent in medical decision making processes can help ease the public's concerns.

Also on today's show:

* Some good news out of Israel and good news about vaccination numbers in Australia

* Quick Fire Friday returns!

Are all viral vector vaccines a problem? Apr 15, 2021

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American health regulators have paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, following reports of rare blood clotting in six recipients.

Like the AstraZeneca vaccine, Johnson & Johnson is what's known as a viral vector vaccine - where another virus is used like a taxi to deliver a bit of coronavirus to help teach the immune system.

So on today's Coronacast, what are viral vector vaccines and could the rare blood-clots be a problem with them more broadly?

Also on today's show:

* What do the data show regarding the risks of clotting for people over the age of 50?

* What can we learn from the US vaccine rollout? (We hear from special guest Anthony Fauci, who Tegan interviewed as part of an event presented by UNSW)

Revisiting the great debate: how deadly is coronavirus? Apr 14, 2021

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With all the talk of blood clots, various levels of risk and worries about possible coronavirus outbreaks over winter, it's important to remember that vaccines do save lives.

And they especially help older people because they are at the most at risk of dying from COVID-19.

Scientists have recently revisited the chances of dying if you're infected with coronavirus, and found an exponential growth in the death rate the older you get.

So on today's Coronacast, we revisit a question from the beginning: without vaccination, how deadly can coronavirus be?

Also on today's show:

* A second Australian has the blood clotting syndrome post AstraZeneca vaccine

* Informed consent. What are you actually agreeing to?

* Why is everyone talking about "no fault compensation" in relation to vaccines?

How do you run a vaccine rollout with no targets? Apr 13, 2021

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The Federal Government has jettisoned vaccine rollout targets and the Prime Minister says there's no point creating them anyway because COVID-19 "writes its own rules".

Instead, the government is "just getting on with it" in rolling out the coronavirus vaccine to the Australian population.

But with few details and limited vaccine supply, it's hard to tell at the moment how the Federal Government plans to do it.

However we do have AstraZeneca vaccines available and Pfizer is due to deliver many millions more eventually, so on today's Coronacast, a guess on how Australia's rocky rollout might be achieved by year's end.

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