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OzSAGE Residential Aged Care Facility Outbreak Checklist

16/10/2023 OzSAGE Advice Document : Residential Aged Care Facilities: Additional recommendations and tips for managing airborne disease (COVID, INFLUENZA, RSV and other diseases)  Thoughtful and prompt actions taken by Residential Aged Care managers can reduce the impact of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases in these facilities. The Commonwealth has provided guidelines to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 […]
Working Group: All Advice Documents, Safe Indoor Air (Ventilation)
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COVID-19 cases rise when schools open – but more so when teachers and students don’t wear masks

As students return to schools in Victoria and New South Wales after months of lockdowns, many people may be worried about the risks to their kids – and transmission overall. The role that schools play in transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been difficult to work out, but new evidence can finally answer […]
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Experts push mask mandates for all school children

Face masks should be mandatory for all Victorian schoolchildren once they return to classrooms, scientific and medical experts say, citing international evidence that schools without universal mask wearing are 3½ times more likely to experience a COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific lobby group OzSage argues Australian schools should follow the example of some US cities, where children as young […]
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Experts push mask mandates for all schoolchildren

Face masks should be mandatory for all Victorian schoolchildren once they return to classrooms, scientific and medical experts say, citing international evidence that schools without universal mask wearing are 3½ times more likely to experience a COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific lobby group OzSage argues Australian schools should follow the example of some US cities, where children […]
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Community mask use

OzSAGE today released scientific guidance on the use of masks in the community, showing how to increase mask effectiveness, which is critical to keep COVID in check as restrictions are relaxed and more mixing and movement of people occurs. If we don’t increase mask use and mask effectiveness as restrictions are lifted, we risk a surge of […]
Working Group: Community Masks
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