Victoria Hall

Dec 27, 2024 | journalofinfection.com | Sarah Foulkes |Katie Munro |Ana Atti |Jasmin Islam |Susan Hopkins |Jacqui S. Reilly | +2 more

Keywords Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 Healthcare worker Occupational risk Healthcare-associated infection INTRODUCTION The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had global impact, with the majority of the world’s population experiencing social distancing mandates, curfews and lockdowns for significant periods of 2020 and 2021 in order to control transmission, reduce deaths, and prevent the collapse of effective healthcare delivery.1 Studies from multiple settings during the early waves of the pandemic suggest that...

Jul 23, 2023 | insightplus.mja.com.au | Victoria Hall

The first national study to examine the impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer shows the importance of Australian research in examining the impacts of this disease on specific populations. To date, the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients with cancer in Australia, some of the nation’s most vulnerable, has been unknown.

Jun 19, 2023 | thelancet.com | Victoria Hall |Beatrice Sim |Christopher Hocking |Naomi Runnegar

SummaryBackgroundThe global COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected certain populations and its management differed between countries. This national study describes characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with cancer in Australia. MethodsWe performed a multicentre cohort study of patients with cancer and COVID-19 from March 2020 to April 2022. Data were analysed to determine varying characteristics between cancer types and changes in outcomes over time.