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Infectious diseases

Medical education / Lessons from practice

The first known case of vaccine‐induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia in Australia

Jay Hocking, Sanjeev D Chunilal, Vivien M Chen, Tim Brighton, James Nguyen, Jocelyn Tan, Stephen B Ting and Huyen Tran

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 19-20.e1 Free

Ethics and law

Medico‐legal considerations of mandatory COVID‐19 vaccination for high risk workers

Dev AS Kevat, Danielle CA Panaccio, Sam C Pang, Jessica M Dean, Caitlin C Farmer and Patrick D Mahar

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 22-24.e1 Free

Editorials

An update on the burden of group A streptococcal diseases in Australia and vaccine development

Jeffrey W Cannon and Asha C Bowen

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 27-28

Reflection

Motherhood and medicine in the time of COVID‐19

Jacqueline Fleetwood

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 508-509.e1 Free

Medical history

Budgies and bugs: our homegrown contribution to pandemics

Robert M Kaplan

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 509-510.e1

Perspectives

Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of novel personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Mathilde R Desselle, Marianne Kirrane, Ian T Chao, Jasamine Coles Black, Maria A Woodruff, Jason Chuen and Clair Sullivan

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 496-499.e1 Free

Perspectives

Surveillance for SARS‐CoV‐2 variants of concern in the Australian context

Patiyan Andersson, Norelle L Sherry and Benjamin P Howden

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 500-502.e1 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Ureaplasma urealyticum septic oligoarthritis in a patient with severe secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia

Peter Bradhurst, Carlos El‐Haddad, John Ng and Nicolás Urriola

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 506-507.e1

Research letter

Remote buddy monitoring of the donning and doffing of personal protective equipment

Reny Segal, William PL Bradley, Daryl Williams, Romulo Correa de Araujo Nunes and Irene Ng

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 526-527 Free

Research letters

Emergency department presentations by residents of Sydney quarantine hotels during the COVID‐19 outbreak

Michael Dinh, Owen Hutchings, Kendall Bein, James Shaw, Aditi Raut, Saartje Berendsen Russell, Dianna Jagers, Rajip Thapa, Gregory Fox, James Edwards, Timothy Wand and Warwick Britton

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 473-474 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

COVID‐19 swab‐related skull base injury

Sandeep G Mistry, Wallace Walker, James Earnshaw and Anders Cervin

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 457-459.e1 Free

Perspectives

Influenza disease and vaccination in children in Australia

Samantha J Carlson, Christopher C Blyth, Frank H Beard, Alexandra J Hendry, Allen C Cheng, Helen E Quinn, Julie Leask and Kristine Macartney

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (2): 64-67.e1

Research letters

Clinical course and care requirements during the 2020 COVID‐19 epidemic in South Australia

Daniel Haustead, Dylan J Toh, Benjamin Reddi, Emily Kirkpatrick, Emily Rowe, Pamela Outhwaite, Elizabett Harnack, Michael Cusack and Megan Brooks

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 471-473 Free

Ethics and law

Transparent triage policies during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a critical part of medico‐legal risk management for clinicians

Eliana Close, Lindy Willmott, Tina Cockburn, Simon Young, Will Cairns and Ben P White

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (2): 71-74.e1 Free

Editorials

Lessons from the United Kingdom’s COVID‐19 vaccination strategy

Anthony Harnden and Andrew Earnshaw

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 417-419 Free

Research

Trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms during the COVID‐19 pandemic in a representative Australian adult cohort

Philip J Batterham, Alison L Calear, Sonia M McCallum, Alyssa R Morse, Michelle Banfield, Louise M Farrer, Amelia Gulliver, Nicolas Cherbuin, Rachael M Rodney Harris, Yiyun Shou and Amy Dawel

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 462-468 Free

Research letters

Repeat testing for SARS‐CoV‐2: persistence of viral RNA is common, and clearance is slower in older people

Paulina Stehlik, Kylie Alcorn, Anna Jones, Sanmarie Schlebusch, Andre Wattiaux and David A Henry

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 468-470 Free

Letters

COVID‐19 “baby boom”

Len Moaven and James Brown

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 386-386.e1 Free

Letters

COVID‐19 Real‐time Information System for Preparedness and Epidemic Response (CRISPER)

Emma Field, Amalie Dyda and Colleen L Lau

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 386-386.e1 Free

Letters

N95 or P2 respirator fit testing policy in Australia: implementation issues to consider

Anand Ganesan, Jane Parker and Darius Chapman

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 387-387.e1 Free

Research letters

Increased dispensing of prescription medications in Australia early in the COVID‐19 pandemic

Mustafa Mian, Subhashaan Sreedharan and Sarah Giles

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 428-429 Free

Letters

Acquisition of COVID‐19 by health care workers: the importance of non‐patient workplace sources

Rebecca J Hogan and Suzanne McEvoy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 332-332.e1 Free

Letters

The evolution of clinical trials in response to COVID‐19

Alana Sarah, Olivia Dean and Michael Berk

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 332-332.e1 Free

Letters

Managing bereavement when a family member dies in an aged care home: the impact of COVID‐19

Margaret O’Connor and Bronwyn Wilson

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 333-333.e1 Free

Letters

Testing children with COVID‐19 symptoms: what are parents’ intentions?

Mary‐Anne Measey, Monsurul Hoq and Anthea L Rhodes

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 333-333.e1 Free