PPP097 COVID-19 Developments with Prof Ramon Shaban

Kristin & Dan spoke to Prof Ramon Shaban, Clinical Chair of Infection Prevention and Disease Control, University of Sydney and Western Sydney Local Health District

We covered

• Australia’s interventions to reduce the spread of COVID-19

• Testing of COVID-19, including the difference between antibodies, antigens & PCR testing. Are false negatives an issue? The challenges of doing a good swab

• Asymptomatic spread and how significant it is in Australia 

• Face masks, how they should be used and the basics of transmission

• What we know so far about reinfection and vaccination for COVID-19