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Q&A: Mar 23

ABC turns to the medical experts to answer questions around COVID-19.

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This week Q&A turns to the medical experts to answer questions around COVID-19

With the coronavirus epidemic now set to last for many months, and government introducing stricter controls, the need for good clear medical information has become paramount.

Guests:
Dr Norman Swan Presenter, RN and Coronacast
Professor Sharon Lewin Leading infectious diseases expert and Director of the Doherty Institute
Professor Paul Kelly Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Live from Sydney on Monday, 23 March at 9.35pm AEDT.

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7 Responses

  1. Sharon Lewin appeared to be on something! The information in this episode of Q and A was false. Why is the conversation about using people like rats in a lab? Just shut everything down and eradicate the problem.. Jacinda Ardern understands that and so does Daniel Andrews. WTF!!!!

  2. There are some already approved drugs which have shown activity against CoViD-19 in China, e.g. Chloroquine. The standard line from medical professionals is that clinical trials are needed to make sure these things are effective before we start using them.

    This is precisely what we do not need to do, especially in the current circumstances. All we need to know is that the drug is safe to take and there is overwhelming evidence for that. Chloroquine is on the WHO list of essential medicines. Tens of thousands of patients have already taken the drug for decades albeit for other conditions.

    Chloroquine can be bought from China for approx $500 per kg, the cost per treatment would then be $1 per patient. Patients with CoViD-19 disease don’t care if the drug’s effectiveness is not proven. If it does not work then all that is lost is a few dollars. In the time we wait…

  3. Since Covid 19 is now so widespread, it is unlikely to die out the way SARS did. We may just have to live with it. If that happens, the critical question is whether people who have survived Covid 19 are resistant to reinfection. If so,unless there is a prospect of developing a vaccine in the next few months, would it be better to isolate the over 65s and let the disease pass through the rest of the population, rather than shutting society down?

  4. Something I find annoying about q&a lately is they have clips of people asking questions as part of the opening sequence.
    Those questions never go answered but are always more interesting than the questions that are given 15mins to answer during the show.
    I guess it’s a good way to hook the viewers in, but I feel cheated and underwhelmed when the episode ends. Why the tease?

  5. It will not matter how many ‘experts’ they have….no one know much of anything….everyone is scrambling to understand this virus….the world is still on the back foot.

  6. They should have got Dr Karl as he is very insightful. I listen to his Triple J science hour every week. In my opinion Q&A doesn’t really work without an audience so would be better going on hiatus.

    1. I think they are looking for people who experts in COVID-19 and public policy rather than just “science”. There is s bit of criticism of the ABC holding up Dr Swan as an expert in COVID-19 but he does bring the ability to explain complex medical issues in simple terms.

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