

Infection and Immunity
Doherty Institute
Welcome to Infection and Immunity - Evidence Explained, a Doherty Institute podcast. Each fortnight we bring you the latest news and information on all things infectious diseases and immunology from the Doherty Institute and our collaborators.
Join us as we talk with world-leading experts to discuss the latest scientific and public health evidence around emerging and endemic diseases, from COVID-19 and Buruli ulcer, to HIV and the flu.
Join us as we talk with world-leading experts to discuss the latest scientific and public health evidence around emerging and endemic diseases, from COVID-19 and Buruli ulcer, to HIV and the flu.
Episodes
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Apr 15, 2021 • 36min
Flu and COVID-19 - what to expect this winter
Professor Kanta Subbarao is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza at the Doherty Institute. A virologist and physician, prior to her role at the Doherty Institute, she was at the helm of the Emerging Respiratory Viruses Section of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in the United States, where she worked on the original SARS coronavirus and later, MERS.We want to hear from you! Help us shape future episodes of our podcast by telling us a little about yourself, how you listen to and what you'd like to hear more of in 2022. The survey is anonymous and will only take a few minutes to complete.Infection and Immunity – Evidence ExplainedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 1, 2021 • 21min
Victorian COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Usually Ben is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis at the Doherty Institute, and an infectious diseases clinician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. But during the pandemic, his expertise have been called upon by Victoria’s Department of Health.Last year he headed up the re-introduction of hotel quarantine and now he is managing the mammoth task of rolling out the COVID-19 vaccination program around Victoria.We want to hear from you! Help us shape future episodes of our podcast by telling us a little about yourself, how you listen to and what you'd like to hear more of in 2022. The survey is anonymous and will only take a few minutes to complete.Infection and Immunity – Evidence ExplainedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 26, 2021 • 34min
Leftover questions from our COVID-19 vaccines Q&A event
While our regular season is fortnightly, we are releasing this special episode today because of the timeliness of the topic. Doherty Institute Director, Professor Sharon Lewin answers some of the questions on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout that we didn’t get to at our recent Q&A event, COVID-19 Vaccines - Your questions answered.We want to hear from you! Help us shape future episodes of our podcast by telling us a little about yourself, how you listen to and what you'd like to hear more of in 2022. The survey is anonymous and will only take a few minutes to complete.Infection and Immunity – Evidence ExplainedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 18, 2021 • 29min
Laureate Professor Peter Doherty
Laureate Professor Peter Doherty talks COVID-19 vaccines, the importance of science communication and how he spent 2020.We want to hear from you! Help us shape future episodes of our podcast by telling us a little about yourself, how you listen to and what you'd like to hear more of in 2022. The survey is anonymous and will only take a few minutes to complete.Infection and Immunity – Evidence ExplainedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 15, 2021 • 38sec
Trailer: Infection and Immunity - Evidence Explained
We are super excited to launch our Doherty Institute podcast, Infection and Immunity - Evidence Explained.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.