“Clean indoor air is the lowest hanging fruit for transformational public health change.” - Prof Brendan Crabb Yesterday I received a briefing from Burnet Institute on “The Pathway to Clean Indoor Air in Victoria” - a $9.9 million initiative led by Victorian Government that’s nation leading.

It was great to welcome Professor Kei Sato (The Sato Lab (Kei Sato)), who was visiting from UTokyo | 東京大学 in Japan, at Burnet yesterday, presenting his groundbreaking research on SARS-CoV-2 viral evolution, variants and immunity.

Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning theconversation.com/grattan-on-fri… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Measures to enable clean indoor air are essential to future-proof buildings for climate change and pandemics. Airborne hazards like pollutants (e.g. bushfire smoke, vehicle emissions and pollens) and pathogens (viruses, bacteria and fungi/mould) have impacts on health, the

Burnet leads the consortium for the Vic Govt's $9.87m investment in the Pathway to Clean Indoor Air project. “There’s no question devices like portable air cleaners and germicidal UV can remove infectious aerosols from the air," A/Prof Suman Majumdar said thewest.com.au/news/health/go…

BREAKING🔔 A new study from G2P-Japan🇯🇵, led by Yu in my lab, is out at bioRxiv bioRxiv. We elucidated the virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 #XEC. Please repost🔥 1/ biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW hospitals last year and hundreds died, new data shows abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1…

Applications for the 2024 Evelyn Lavu Travel Scholarship are now open: burnet.edu.au/the-institute/… 🟠 $5000 to travel to Australia to develop your skills in tuberculosis research. 🟠 Open to PNG citizens and permanent residents.

With cases of #mpox surging in Australia and around the world, The Independent Panel of health leaders and scientists is calling on world leaders to take urgent action to stop the spread of the virus and prevent it becoming the next pandemic emergency. Read more: burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-…

The RACP, PHAA is on Bluesky, Climate and Health Alliance and ASIDANZ have urged the Fed Govt to act swiftly in cementing the future of the Australian Centre for Disease Control Croakey News. JOINT STATEMENT: racp.edu.au/news-and-event… ARTICLE: croakey.org/as-national-co…

Today's Lancet climate and health report presents 56 indicators of health and climate change across FIVE domains. (Download the report for free from the Lancet website). Here is a thread of some of the key findings. #Lancetclimate24 (1)

In Melbourne, we explored ways to amplify impact across the region with global health institutions, innovators, and CSOs, leveraging their expertise and insights. Huge thanks to Pacific Friends of Global Health and Prof Brendan Crabb for hosting such an impactful event!

Our MJA Perspective on the role of SARS-CoV-2 persistence as a driver for #LongCOVID is out now. Great to work on this piece with Dr Michelle Scoullar (she/her), Emma Tippet, Suman Majumdar & Prof Brendan Crabb Read it here 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mj… #SARSCoV2

COVID remains a part of our lives & right now we’re experiencing an increase in cases in Victoria. As we head into the holiday season let’s be extra careful. Learn more: go.vic.gov.au/3ZlPtUS Follow the steps below to protect yourself & others 🧵1/2 #Coronavirus #COVID

"Increased awareness of the biomedical basis of long COVID should prompt clinicians to take patients more seriously as they attempt to access the treatments and services that already exist." Read the latest from Prof Brendan Crabb, Dr Gabriela Khoury and Dr Michelle Scoullar 👇

Did you know that every government grant received by a medical research institute actually costs that institute money! There is a substantial funding gap that must be covered or else the research can't be done. Paradoxically, competitive grant success actually drives financial

COVID-19 vaccination rates fall across Australia, Victoria hospitalisations surge. "The number of people hospitalised with the virus in Victoria rose 59% between October and November, the state’s latest Covid-19 surveillance report revealed." Source: theguardian.com/australia-news…

Short 🧵 The current avian influenza #H5N1 situation is concerning, dynamic & evolving A(H5) viruses, especially those of clade 2.3.4.4b, continue to diversify genetically & spread geographically Global collaboration, coordination & implementing a #OneHealth Approach are key

Today marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Here are four lessons we've learned that are crucial to the future of global health and international cooperation. aiid.edu.au/news-media/aii…

This on 5-years of COVID from us at AIID (a partnership bw Burnet Institute Doherty Institute & University of Melbourne) & more thoughts here burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-… from Suman Majumdar - esp on #LongCovid & airborne mitigations.