This blog is based on expert recommendations from the Australian Medical Dermatology Group published on 30th March 2021: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajd.13593 How effective are the COVID-19 vaccines? In Australia and New Zealand, we have supply agreements for Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2), Astra Zeneca (AZD1222),...
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COVID-19 vaccination and dermatology patients who are on biologic and immunosuppressant drugs
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Face masks and skin problems
Read MoreShould I wear a face-mask? The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Department of Health recommends mask-wearing as part of a comprehensive approach to reducing COVID-19 transmission. It is important to note that not all masks are equal and the...
What is nocebo?
Read MoreThe word “nocebo” comes from Latin which means “to harm”. In medicine, the term nocebo is used to describe the experiencing of side effects from a medication where no such side effect truly exists. What are the studies on Nocebo?...
