COVID-19

COVID-19. By Melita Buck, Jade Barwick and Danya McCabe.

Pathophysiology of COVID-19. First detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on the 11th March 2020. Similar to previous coronavirus SARS and classified as SAR-CoV-2 ( Bourgonje et al’s ., 2020).

Pathophysiology of COVID-19. COVID-19 is an enveloped RNA virus transmitted via air droplets. The viral spike on the cell binds to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 which mediates cell entry. ACE 2 is prevalent in lung alveolar allowing easy transmission and infection. (Katopodis et al’s ., 2021).

What are the COVID-19 vaccines available?. The World Health Organisation has approved the following vaccines worldwide. The Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine, 31 December 2020. The SII/COVISHIELD and AstraZeneca/AZD1222 vaccines, 16 February 2021. The Janssen/Ad26.COV 2.S vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, 12 March 2021. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA 1273), 30 April 2021. The Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, 7 May 2021. The Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine, 1 June 2021. The Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN vaccine, 3 November 2021. The Covovax (NVX-CoV2373) vaccine, 17 December 2021. The Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) vaccine, 20 December 2021 (WHO, 2022).

COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia. Pfizer - Comirnaty - Currently available at local GP clinics AstraZeneca - Vaxzevria - Currently available at local GP clinics Moderna - Spikevax or Takeda - Currently available at pharmacies Novavax - Nuvaxovid - Will become available in the week of the 21st February 2022. (TGA, 2021).

How has COVID-19 affected people of different ages in remote communities?.

COVID-19 impacts on younger age groups in remote communities.

COVID-19 impacts on children in remote communities.

COVID-19 impacts on elderly people in remote communities.

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Audio Recording 7 Feb 2022 at 1:07:09 pm. Risks to the local community, and strategies to mitigate them – Risk and Strategy number 2.

Audio Recording 7 Feb 2022 at 1:08:35 pm. www.eatfirhealth .gov.au Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide to Healthy Eating Eat different types of from the five groups every day. Drink plenty of water. ' e99s use smaN amounts Milk, yoghurt, cheese Only sometimes and in small amounts alternatives, mostly.

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