ADVOCACY AVS Position Statement on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Australia – January 2021 News Release – COVID-19 pandemic and need for invest in medical research/ pandemic preparedness -Aug 2020 AVS letter to the ICTV on binomial nomenclature for virus species – July 2020 AVS Letter to NHMRC – Re: Investigator Grants – August 2018 Australasian Medical Research and Clinical Societies applaud support of vaccination by University of Wollongong academics – January 2016 Australasian Medical Research Societies applaud Federal Government efforts to strengthen the nation’s vaccination programs – April 2015 Letter to NHMRC – Re: National Health and Medical Research Council findings on homeopathy – April 2014 News Release – Australasian Medical Research Societies call on Federal Government to implement promised changes to strengthen the childhood vaccination incentive program – March 2014 News Release – A very welcome agreement between the federal government and the opposition should help to increase vaccination rates and reduce the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases – August 2013 AVS in the News Gilda Tachedjian – Should virus-naming rules change during a pandemic? The question divides virologists Brent Talks with Professor Nigel McMillan on the spread of the Coronavirus Heidi Drummer “A man was reinfected with COVID-19. What does that mean for immunity”. Nigel McMillan. Coronavirus expert warns outbreak is slowly invading Australia Kirsty Short. How does coronavirus compare to Spanish flu? ABC news (1/3/20) Miguel Quinones-Mateu. “Growing the virus responsible for COVID-19”. Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, RNZ Radio, Syndicated across NZ Apr 7, 2020, New Zealand
