Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (APACI)

23/11/2022

Indonesia: The Ministry of Health has allowed the second dose of COVID-19 booster vaccination, or the fourth injection, to elderly people over 60 years of age. This is in anticipation of an increase in cases in recent times.

http://ow.ly/tWfv50LLCWg

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This is a list of vaccines that can be used for the second booster vaccination for the elderly.

11/11/2022

The risk of death, hospitalization and serious health issues from COVID-19 jumps significantly with reinfection compared with a first bout with the virus, regardless of vaccination status, a study published on Thursday suggests.

“Reinfection with COVID-19 increases the risk of both acute outcomes and long COVID,” said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “This was evident in unvaccinated, vaccinated and boosted people.”

Read more: http://ow.ly/kIRy50LAFEb

The risk of death, hospitalization and serious health issues from COVID-19 jumps significantly with reinfection compared with a first bout with the virus, regardless of vaccination status, a study

02/11/2022

When we hear about new COVID variants, three key questions spring to mind: is it more transmissible compared with previous variants? Can it cause more severe illness? And can it escape our immune response? Let’s take a look at what we know so far.

Two new omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 could lead to another COVID surge. Here’s what we know so far.

02/11/2022

COVID-19 activates a similar inflammatory response in the brain to Parkinson's disease, a University of Queensland-led study suggests.

Infectious disease specialist Paul Griffin, who was not involved in the study, described the research as “extremely valuable” but was cautious about its findings.

“This is a good platform upon which more research can be based but it’s still very early,” Dr Griffin said.

“A lot of this makes sense with what we understand how the virus causes problems.

“A lot of the manifestations from the heart issues to the lung issues to the brain issues, they’re probably all inflammatory in nature.”

Dr Griffin said the study was another reason why it was important “that we still do what we can to reduce the burden” of the pandemic virus.

http://ow.ly/fYyg50LrwUJ

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A University of Queensland-led study finds COVID-19 activates a similar inflammatory response to Parkinson's disease, but scientists warn it's too early to cause alarm with more work needed into how the virus affects the brain.

26/10/2022

The APACI 26th October Media Bulletin is now out:
COVID-19, Dengue, RSV, Fungal Pathogens and Vaccine Hesitancy.
http://ow.ly/cbQz50LkWMV

05/10/2022

The APACI 5th October Media Bulletin is now out.
http://ow.ly/lUWI50L1xlb

16/09/2022

16/09/2022

The 2022WIC starts tomorrow at 8.00am Beijing time. You can tune in for free here:

15/09/2022

A 200-year-old Wisteria tree in Japan. 💜

24/06/2022

The APACI's 24 June Media Bulletin is out.
http://ow.ly/bQ4750JGinl

22/06/2022

The APACI's 22 June Media Bulletin is out.
http://ow.ly/21MQ50JEjSA

20/06/2022

The APACI's 20 June Media Bulletin is out.
http://ow.ly/Leo750JB8Ue

17/06/2022

The APACI's 17 June Media Bulletin is out.
http://ow.ly/MOv250JzLfr

03/06/2022

A global analysis of data from more than 100 million people confirms the number of doses is the key to boosting immunity rather than jab combinations. The findings have been published in the BMJ.
http://ow.ly/5XQc50JoO6G

Number of doses, not vaccine combinations, key to boosting immunity, according to largest study of its kind

03/06/2022

The 3 June APACI's Media Bulletin is out.
2022 - http://ow.ly/S1i050JoO46

30/05/2022

The 30 May APACI's Media Bulletin is out.
APACI Media Bulletin 30 May 2022 - http://ow.ly/pHL050JkzpU

27/05/2022

Babies may be considered vulnerable due to immature immune systems, and are also not eligible for most of the treatments and vaccinations available for older children and adults.

The good news is, most babies experience mild illness. Here’s what to expect if your baby tests positive.

http://ow.ly/h5C250Jjb0h

As cases continue to skyrocket in Australia, parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their baby got COVID.

27/05/2022

The 27 May APACI's Media Bulletin is out.
http://ow.ly/62vc50Jjc8r