Tag: delta variant
Why are there so many new Omicron sub-variants, like BA.4 and BA.5? Will I be reinfected? Is the virus mutating faster?
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By now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. This variant of concern has changed...
Tired of lockdown rules? Our analysis shows most Australians have curbed mixing and helped suppress COVID
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Unthinkable in 2019, lockdowns have been a key public health measure to reduce the impact of COVID in Australia. However, lockdowns take...
How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly? A quick guide to the latest science
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Delta was recognised as a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in May 2021 and has proved extremely difficult to control in unvaccinated populations.
Delta has managed to out-compete other variants,...
NSW and Victoria admit they won’t get back to COVID-zero. What does this mean for a ‘fractured’ Australia?
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Australia’s two most populous states have now conceded they are unlikely to return to COVID-zero.
The highly infectious Delta variant has spread significantly...
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what...
Is it more infectious? Is it spreading in schools? This is what we know about the Delta variant and kids
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The Delta variant is surging across the globe, and the World Health Organization warns it will rapidly become the world’s dominant strain of COVID-19.
Delta...