Tag: COVID-19

Brisbane BioTech in the hunt for US vaccine prize

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Brisbane BioTech Vaxxas has snared fresh US government funding to accelerate its needle free vaccination platform for COVID-19 applications, as the company courts private investors. Vaxxas on Tuesday announced it...

Indoor air quality shapes as pandemic-sized policy challenge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Prime Minister’s top scientific advisers are backing a multi-faceted response to airborne infections with air quality interventions that can be tailored to specific buildings like hospitals or classrooms...

WA Police to retain COVID border entry data for 25 years

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Western Australian police will retain personal information collected by the state’s COVID-19 border management system for at least 25 years, before archiving it indefinitely, the state government has...

Boomtime in Canberra as PWC cashes in on pandemic demand

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
PwC was paid more than $312 million through federal government contracts last financial year, capping off a three-year pandemic period where it’s Commonwealth business skyrocketed by 63 per cent....

Controversial COVIDSafe app is finally scrapped

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The controversial COVIDSafe app has been scrapped by new Health minister Mark Butler, who deemed it “no longer required” to control the spread of coronavirus. Launched two years ago...

Accenture lands another $8m for vaccine system work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accenture has landed nearly $8 million in new contracts to continue work on Australia’s vaccine data system, with the Ireland-based multinational now receiving well over $30 million in total ...

CSIRO breakthrough in vaccine storage and transport

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Scientists at the CSIRO have produced a breakthrough in vaccine storage and transport technology that greatly extends their lifespan while avoiding the need for specialised refrigeration. A research paper...

Accessibility issues: RAT tests and the vision impaired

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The at home COVID-19 testing key to Australia’s pandemic recovery is not accessible to blind and low vision users, prompting warnings from advocates the sudden shift to self-testing has...