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#MelbourneConversations @VictorianCHO has downloaded the app #covidsafe it will help automating the contact tracing @VicGovDHHS #diseasedetectives
The more people that download the app, the more bluetooth handshakes will take place @VicGovDHHS @VictorianCHO #covidsafe #melbourneconversations
#MelbourneConversations @ProfSharonLewin I have downloaded the app - I am very passionate about using this. It& #39;s an extra tool in our toolbox. #covidsafe
This could make a really big difference, and i& #39;ll be interested to see the extra benefit the app reveals @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
A test that shows your body has had COVID19 doesn& #39;t necessarily mean you have lifelong immunity - it doesn& #39;t happen with every virus. We don& #39;t know if it& #39;s the case for COVID19 #MelbourneConversations @ProfSharonLewin
There is no clear evidence we can be reinfected and there is no clear evidence being infected makes you immune @VictorianCHO #MelbourneConversations
People are looking at saliva to get a positive test @drdebwilliamson leading a project at @TheRMH @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
We are much more likely to see advances in testing earlier than we would see an effective vaccine @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
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A large number with #COVID19 has virus detected in faeces. You can find virus in wastewater, and this has been used in the past looking at polio outbreaks @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
Victoria is part of a wider network that is looking at sampling of wastewater to look at community infection of #COVID19 @VictorianCHO #MelbourneConversations
If we are going to prioritise masks for anyone it& #39;s for healthcare workers. It& #39;s of less value for people who are well in the community. Handwashing, keep distance, if you are unwell, stay home. @VictorianCHO #MelbourneConversations
It depends how much virus you have in your community. Masks will only work if EVERYONE is wearing one. Which won& #39;t work as we need to preserve for healthcare workers @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
We are seeing some of the lowest confirmed influenza cases we& #39;ve seen in many years, and it has to be because of physical distancing. @VictorianCHO #MelbourneConversations
In terms of future influenza seasons, we have created new habits, we& #39;ve needed to take extraordinary measures for COVID19. It needs to be proportionate for influenza @VictorianCHO #MelbourneConversations
Getting the flu vaccine is very important because having both infections is a very bad combination. We want to protect people with other illnesses and the elderly. @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
The pathway of developing a vaccine during a pandemic is very different from doing it in peacetime. @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
There is great urgency, a vaccine would have enormous impact. We might not see one but we are very hopeful, the shortest time is 12-18 months. @ProfSharonLewin #MelbourneConversations
