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Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said while the recent positive test results were not an immediate cause for concern, they should not be ignored.
“People shouldn’t be alarmed that there is positive sewage testing, they should just understand that it could be old cases but it could also be a new case,” Dr Young said.
“So just come forward and get tested.”
Queensland Health is actively testing wastewater samples for signs of the virus as part of its pandemic measures, with the testing acting as an early warning system.
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CSIRO senior researcher Warish Ahmed was among the scientists who developed the current wastewater testing procedures used by Queensland Health.
Queensland has announced its plan for a series of specialised vaccination hubs to be set up within weeks across the state, providing Australians with some insight as to how the process might work across the country. The state s health chief, Dr Jeanette Young, announced six COVID-19 vaccination sites will be rolled out first in the main cities where incoming travellers are in quarantine: Cairns, Townsville, the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane s north and south. We will start there with our first six hubs, then as we get those newer vaccines that can be distributed more easily ⦠we ll be able to spread that vaccine throughout the state, she said, while confirming discussions with the government over the sites had taken place.
Queensland has announced its plan for a series of specialised vaccination hubs to be set up within weeks across the state, providing Australians with some insight as to how the process might work across the country. The state s health chief, Dr Jeanette Young, announced six COVID-19 vaccination sites will be rolled out first in the main cities where incoming travellers are in quarantine: Cairns, Townsville, the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane s north and south. We will start there with our first six hubs, then as we get those newer vaccines that can be distributed more easily ⦠we ll be able to spread that vaccine throughout the state, she said, while confirming discussions with the government over the sites had taken place.