South Australian scientists band together to fight COVID-19
A team of South Australian scientists are joining forces in the fight against COVID-19 to greater inform the local, national and global response efforts, including the creation of a vaccine.
The group of SA virologists, immunologists and clinicians has been equipped with $150,000 in funding from The Hospital Research Foundation and initial $75,000 from the Women鈥檚 and Children鈥檚 Hospital Foundation to commence their world-first research.聽
The findings will help determine if in fact a 鈥渟uper race鈥 does exist 鈥 recovered patients who can go back into the community with immunity 鈥 and how long the immunity may last.
Senior Virologist Dr Branka Grubor-Bauk from The 成人大片 and Basil Hetzel Institute* said the team would study the response and recovery of COVID-19 patients who were hospitalised at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and Women鈥檚 and Children鈥檚 Hospital (WCH).
鈥淪outh Australia is in a unique position to do this with a first-world health system, excellent research capabilities and, if we can act quickly, the possibility to track the virus and the population from an early point in the infection cycle,鈥 Dr Grubor-Bauk said.
鈥淲e will be evaluating the virology and immune responses of hospitalised adult and child patients from symptomology through to recovery and ultimately for a further 12 months.
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