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COVID Inquiry lauds Taskforce living guidelines as crucial to Australia’s pandemic response

1 November, 2024
This week’s release of the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report highlighted the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce as a successful and valued part of Australia's response to the pandemic, countering misinformation and providing a single source of evidence-based information to guide clinical decisions. The Taskforce was an initiative of the Australian Living Evidence Collaboration (ALEC), rapidly pivoting its resources in...
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Taskforce welcomes the Inquiry recommendations for long COVID living guidelines

5 May, 2023
The National Clinical Evidence Taskforce welcomes recommendations from the Parliamentary Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeat COVID Infections to “[develop] evidence-based living guidelines for diagnosis and treatment incorporating...
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Taskforce makes conditional recommendation for use of sotrovimab 

26 August, 2021
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce today published three recommendations on the use of sotrovimab for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults who do not require oxygen and...
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Saving lives safely: Taskforce issues guidance on CPR during the pandemic

22 October, 2020
Healthcare workers and trained first aid responders are being urged not to delay commencing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce,...
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Taskforce makes recommendation for use of dexamethasone for patients receiving oxygen

3 July, 2020
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce today gave a conditional recommendation for use of dexamethasone for the treatment of people with COVID-19 who are receiving oxygen or mechanical ventilation. The...
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Statement from the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce on media release of results of dexamethasone arm of the UK RECOVERY Trial

17 June, 2020
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce (the Taskforce) has noted the media release of preliminary results from the dexamethasone arm of the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY)...
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Taskforce issues first recommendation for drug treatment for COVID-19

5 June, 2020
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce today gave a conditional recommendation for use of remdesivir in treatment of people with COVID-19. The Taskforce is comprised of 28 peak health...
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