A new Australian study published in The Lancet Infectious Disease Journal has shown that rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among users of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which prevents HIV, stabilised rather than increased following implementation of the oral medication.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – The capital of Victoria, Australia, will host the International Particle Accelerator Conference in May 2019.
MELBOURNE, Australia – The capital of Victoria, Australia, will host the International Particle Accelerator Conference in May 2019.
IPAC will bring in approximately 1,000 delegates for six days at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) with an estimated economic contribution of approximately $5 million to the state.
Melbourne’s winning bid was presented in Korea by Mark Boland, Principal Scientist, Accelerator Physics, Australian Synchrotron and the overall bid development was supported by Dr. Dean Morris, Head of Corporate Services, at the Australian Synchrotron.
Melbourne Convention Bureau CEO Karen Bolinger said that the process used to win the IPAC 2019 conference was a good illustration of the collaborative nature of all Melbourne bids, leveraging Melbourne’s IQ as well as its unique destination appeal.
This rollout is one of the most complex logistical exercises undertaken by our nation. People have worked night and day to get us ready. But there will still be setbacks, challenges, debates and the unexpected along the way.
Primarily, we need to ensure people feel confident about the vaccines’ safety and benefits. A recent study from the Australian National University found that 7.7 per cent of Australians in January would definitely not have the vaccine and a further 13.3 per cent would probably not have the vaccine.
Vials of the Pfizer vaccine await their recipients on Sunday.
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It’s likely that as the program rolls out, hesitancy will reduce, as it has in Europe. People will see their friends and relatives receive the vaccine. They will read information and have conversations which will increase their confidence. But the new restrictions on Facebook for local news content will pose a challenge, limiting access to local information from credible news so
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