COVID-19: Potentially lifesaving immunoglobulin treatment for seriously ill Australians

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The Australian Government welcomes the announcement by CSL Behring that Australia will be one of the first countries in the world to start production of a potentially lifesaving plasma-derived treatment for people with COVID-19.   The product, COVID-19 Immunoglobulin, could be used to treat people seriously ill with complications caused by the virus, particularly those…

Over $33 million to boost genomics research into cancers and to combat children’s diseases

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The Morrison Government has awarded over $33 million to Australia’s best and brightest researchers to combat high mortality and low survivability cancers and diseases, improve paediatric acute care using genomic medicine, and address the ethical, legal and social issues related to genomics in health care.   These are the first competitive grants announced under our…