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Strict systems in place in hotel support services

24 April 2021

There are strict systems and processes already in place to log all staff access to the health hotel and complex care hotel, Alfred Health Chief Operating Officer, Simone Alexander said.

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Neurological effects of COVID-19 just as likely to impact young people

18 March 2021

A study conducted at The Alfred has proved what researchers had already predicted – that the neurological effects of COVID-19 could remain present months after the virus has been shed.

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COVID-19 vaccine program begins

22 February 2021

Alfred Health staff are eagerly rolling up their sleeves as the health service assists with vaccinating frontline workers against COVID-19 this week.

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Alfred Health partners in mandatory quarantine

2 December 2020

Alfred Health will continue providing care to returned travellers as a health partner in the state’s revamped mandatory quarantine program. 

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Alfred Health’s role in mandatory quarantine

8 October 2020

Alfred Health has supported the mandatory quarantine program at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and subsequently Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), to help protect the Victorian community from further spread of COVID-19.  

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COVID-19 vigilance urged ahead of hay fever season

2 October 2020

With COVID-19 still transmitting within community, Alfred Health allergy experts are urging hay fever sufferers not to ignore their symptoms as spring approaches.

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Drug trial aims to clear COVID-19 virus faster

30 July 2020

Researchers from The Alfred and Monash University have set out to determine whether an antiviral medication used to treat influenza could help people with COVID-19 recover faster.

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COVID attacks the brain

23 July 2020

A leading Alfred Neurologist has warned that the headaches, psychosis, fatigue and memory loss some COVID-19 patients develop, could be the start of major life-long neurological complications.

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Intelligent home monitoring to prevent COVID-19 deaths

22 July 2020

People self-isolating with COVID-19 will be able to have their health watched over from afar, thanks to a hospital-monitored software system that gets smarter with each patient cared for.

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COVID a threat to vital organs

21 July 2020

COVID-19 is not a standard respiratory virus, it’s a serious threat to a number of vital organs. As medical specialists learn more about the virus and how it affects the human body, alarming complications are becoming evident including life-threatening blood clots in the lungs, heart and brain of COVID-19 patients.

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