Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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COVID-19 challenges faced by general practitioners in Australia: a survey study conducted in March 2021
Published 2021Limited studies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic found GPs have been negatively affected by increased workload, reduced income and major concerns about staff and patient safety. This study aimed to investigate the ...Article -
'Scary to Get, More Scary Not To': COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Health Worker's in Central Queensland, Australia
Published 2021Background: Behavioural and social drivers (BeSD) of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among Australian healthcare workers (HCW) living and working in regional areas are not well studied. Understanding local HCW’s COVID-19 risk ...Preprint -
The impact of public health interventions in the Nordic countries during the first year of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and evolution.
Published 2021BackgroundMany countries have attempted to mitigate and control COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly with the aim of reducing population movement and contact. However, it remains unclear how the ...Article -
Pathogenicity and transmissibility of a novel respirovirus isolated from a Malayan pangolin.
Published 2021The identification of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses in Malayan pangolins (Manis javanica) has focused attention on these endangered animals and the viruses they carry. We successfully isolated a novel respirovirus from the lungs ...Article -
The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on final year dental students’ self-confidence level in performing clinical procedures
Published 2021"BACKGROUND: The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has dramatically changed teaching approach in dental schools due to the switch to distance learning and the lack of practice training in direct contact with patients ...Article