A version of this article was published in the on the AusDoc.Plus online platform in the Clinical Focus Examining the Evidence section under the title, “Do N95 respirators reduce infection risk compared to surgical masks?” on 27 February 2020. [PDF pre-print] Tam M. Do N95 respirators reduce infection risk compared to surgical masks? AusDoc.Plus. 2020 …
Tag: influenza
May 27 2019
Quoted in ABC Life article, “Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu”
I was interviewed and quoted in this article by Kellie Scott in ABC Life, on taking sick leave when ill with the common cold or influenza. Quotations in: Scott K. Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu. ABC Life. 2019 May 27. Accessed from: https://www.abc.net.au/life/when-am-i-sick-enough-to-stay-home-from-work/11110604 (PDF)
Aug 11 2017
Radio interview on 2UE Lifestyle Overnight program
I was interviewed on the 2UE Lifestyle Overnight with David Prior program on the current influenza season. Michael is from the GP Unit at Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. As you may know NSW is in the midst of the worst flu season on record with more than 8000 influenza cases confirmed in the …