{"id":58878,"date":"2021-03-02T17:05:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T17:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=58878"},"modified":"2021-03-02T17:05:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T17:05:37","slug":"misinformation-and-truths-about-coronavirus-covid-19-secunofficial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/misinformation-and-truths-about-coronavirus-covid-19-secunofficial\/","title":{"rendered":"Misinformation and truths about Coronavirus (COVID-19) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000080;\">Misinformation and truths about Coronavirus (COVID-19) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-58837 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Australiya-600x141.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800080;\">COVID-19 vaccine misinformation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION: COVID-19<\/span> vaccines are dangerous and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">have had serious adverse effects in recipients overseas.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves vaccines for use in Australia. All <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">vaccines are thoroughly tested for safety before they are approved for use in Australia. This <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">includes careful analysis of clinical trial data, ingredients, chemistry, manufacturing and other <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">factors. Information on COVID-19 vaccines can be found on the TGA\u2019s website at<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.tga.gov.au\/covid-19-vaccines<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In addition to assessing every batch of COVID-19 vaccines, the Therapeutic Goods <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Administration monitors vaccines for safety after they are supplied in Australia. The <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Australian Government is also closely monitoring immunisation programs overseas, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">including in the UK, Germany and Norway. Together, this information will help to ensure that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Australians have access to a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">If you do experience a side effect from a vaccine, seek assistance from a health professional <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">and report it to the TGA (1300 134 237).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> More people will die from negative side <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">effects of the vaccine than from COVID-19 itself.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> Any vaccine can cause some mild side effects. The main side effects from <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">vaccines are some soreness, redness or swelling where you had the injection, a headache <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">or mild fever and fatigue. Most of these can be managed with some mild pain relief and are <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">no cause for alarm.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The Therapeutic Goods Administration \u2013 Australia\u2019s medicines regulator \u2013 will not approve a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">vaccine that is not safe and effective. One of the things they are looking at very closely is <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">severe side effects.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Australia has one of the best approval processes in the world and any medication that would <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">cause severe negative side effects would not be approved in this country. The TGA\u2019s job <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">does not stop with approval. They also keep a close eye on the data coming in from <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">overseas and the rollout here. Nothing is left to chance.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">If you do experience a side effect from a vaccine, seek assistance from a health professional <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">and report it to the TGA (1300 134 237).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> The Government is using vaccine rollout <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">as a cover to collect\/alter your DNA.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> Vaccines are injected into your body, they don\u2019t remove anything from your body <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">and they do not alter your DNA. Some of the new COVID-19 vaccines use a fragment of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Messenger RNA (mRNA) to instruct your body to make an immune response against <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">COVID-19. The mRNA does not do anything to your DNA.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> The virus mutates so fast that a vaccine <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">will never work.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> All viruses mutate. It\u2019s a normal part of their natural evolution and COVID-19 is no <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">different. Based on the evidence, COVID-19 vaccines will still be effective against new <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">variants. It may mean people need booster shots or need to be vaccinated again \u2013 like for <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">the flu. The vaccines currently approved for use in Australia have demonstrated they are <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">highly effective in preventing severe illness from COVID-19.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> People who have had COVID-19 and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">recovered don\u2019t need to get vaccinated.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">FACT: The protection someone gains from having COVID-19 varies from person to <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">person. Because this virus is new, we don\u2019t know how long any natural immunity might last.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Even if you have already had COVID-19, you should still get the COVID-19 vaccine when <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">you can.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> The COVID-19 vaccine contains <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">software\/microchips used for surveillance.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> None of the COVID-19 vaccines contain software or microchips. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Other COVID-19 misinformation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> Children are \u2018super spreaders\u2019 of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">COVID-19<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> While younger children are known to be \u2018super spreaders\u2019 of germs and bugs <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">generally, such as for influenza, the current evidence for COVID-19 suggests that child-tochild transmission in schools is uncommon. Further, there is no data anywhere in the world <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">that shows that major spreading of this virus has occurred with younger children. Although it <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">is possible, the evidence currently suggests that children are not super spreaders of the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">virus that causes COVID-19.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> Australia can\u2019t obtain enough medical <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">equipment and supplies (ventilators, masks, testing kits)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> Australia has been very successful in flattening the curve, which has meant that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">we have avoided increasing pressure on our hospitals. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">We have plenty of personal protective equipment available in Australia, with more being <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">produced in Australia and delivered to Australia all the time. For instance, the National <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Medical Stockpile remains well stocked and has ordered more than half a billion masks for <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">staggered delivery through to 2021.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Advisory committees to the Australian Government, including the Communicable Diseases <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Network Australia and the Public Health Laboratory Network, meet frequently to reassess <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">the guidance on COVID-19 testing requirements, to ensure that essential testing is <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">conducted to support our public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> Australia\u2019s hospitals won\u2019t be able to cope <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">with increased demand due to COVID-19<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> Australia has been very successful in flattening the curve, which has meant that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">we have avoided increasing pressure on our hospitals. Australia has a world-class health <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">system that is well placed to meet additional demand during the COVID-19 pandemic if <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">required. This includes the capacity for additional hospital beds, medical equipment, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">supplies, and medical staff through a partnership between the Australian Government, state <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">and territory governments and the private health sector.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> A two week lockdown will stop the spread <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">of COVID-19<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> Imposing restrictions for two or three weeks and then lifting them and returning to <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">our normal lives will not stop the spread of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The majority of people with COVID-19 have only mild or no symptoms. A risk of only a twoweek lockdown is that people with asymptomatic COVID-19 may unknowingly expose other <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">people to the virus when everything is opened up after the lockdown.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The best way to help slow the spread of COVID-19 is to practise good hand and respiratory <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">hygiene, maintain physical distancing, stay at home and get tested if you feel unwell, and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">wear a mask if you are in an area of community transmission and physical distancing is not <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">possible.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Our health experts will continue to monitor the number of new cases each day in Australia <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">and where transmission is taking place. They will then make recommendations based on the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">evidence as to any new rules or restrictions that need to be enacted. Everyone should stay <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">up to date with current restrictions by visiting www.australia.gov.au.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> Testing everyone will stop the spread of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">coronavirus<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> Testing does not stop the spread of the virus.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">One of the fundamental pillars in the prevention and control of COVID-19 is timely, scalable <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">and accurate diagnostic testing. Diagnostic testing plays a critical role in defining the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">epidemiology of the disease, informing case and contact management, and ultimately in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">reducing viral transmission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">However, testing negative to COVID-19 doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re not at risk, or a risk to others. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">You can test negative to COVID-19 after you have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">that causes COVID-19) but before you develop symptoms. That is why it is so important to <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">practise good hygiene and physical distancing, and to stay at home when feeling unwell. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">These actions, together with targeted testing, are helping to prevent the transmission of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, reducing demand on the Australian health system. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Successful public health management of increasing case numbers and outbreaks in a region <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">requires that testing must be carefully targeted to strike the right balance between <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">maintaining epidemic control and protecting the sustainability of laboratory and testing site <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">capacity.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Widespread testing of Australians showing no symptoms (asymptomatic) is strongly <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">discouraged. This testing strategy is neither epidemiologically sound nor a cost-effective <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">approach to identify disease transmission. The Australian Government recognises that there <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">may be a role for asymptomatic testing in specific contexts for disease control and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">surveillance purposes. These contexts include outbreak settings, populations of higher risk<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">of transmission to low incidence areas, populations at significantly higher risk of exposure, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">and those in high risk transmission settings who are also vulnerable to severe disease if <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">infected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The Australian Government continues to recommend that testing strategies, including <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">workplace screening programs for asymptomatic people, be developed in consultation with <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">relevant public health authorities and laboratory directors. This is to ensure the most <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">appropriate and effective approaches are employed. For more information on the Australian <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Government\u2019s position on widespread asymptomatic testing, please see the Department of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Health website.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> Testing kits are not accurate<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> In Australia, COVID-19 tests are very accurate. All testing methods used in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Australia have been comprehensively validated. They continue to be closely monitored by <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and through mandatory participation in quality <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">assurance programs that have been developed specifically for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">causes COVID-19).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In Australia, laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction testing (PCR) is the gold standard <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">test used to diagnose acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in your body, and requires collection of a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">respiratory sample to conduct the test. PCR tests are very sensitive and detect the smallest <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">genetic fragments that are specific to SARS-CoV-2 in a respiratory sample.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Any testing technology new to Australia requires very careful assessment by the TGA to<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">ensure the quality and reliability of results and enable its legal supply. For up-to-date <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">information on which COVID-19 tests are included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Goods, please visit TGA\u2019s website at: www.tga.gov.au\/covid-19-test-kits-included-artg-legalsupply-australia.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> Coronavirus is a hoax<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is part of a large <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">family of viruses that can lead to respiratory infections in both humans and animals. These <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">infections can range from the common cold to more serious illness. COVID-19 is spread <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">between people by droplets and via contaminated surfaces.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In Australia, the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) at the Peter <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, was the first laboratory outside China to isolate <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">SARS-CoV-2. VIDRL shared the isolated virus with other Australian laboratories, the World <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Health Organization and other countries, to enable the development, validation and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">verification of diagnostic tests for COVID-19.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Australia is fortunate to be supported by an expert network of public and private pathology <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">laboratories with the capability and appropriate accreditation to detect and confirm SARSCoV-2. The ability of these laboratories to scale-up testing capacity has been essential to <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Australia\u2019s success in flattening the curve and avoiding the devastating infection rates seen <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">in other countries. Information on the number of people with COVID-19 and the number of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">deaths from the disease is collected in Australia and around the world. Data are published <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">daily by the Australian Department of Health.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">MISINFORMATION:<\/span> Masks are ineffective and\/or unsafe.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FACT:<\/span> Masks, when used with other precautions such as good hygiene, physical <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">distancing, and staying home and getting tested when unwell, help to slow the spread of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">COVID-19.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Like most respiratory viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is mainly <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">spread by virus-containing droplets, which are produced when an infected person speaks, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">coughs or sneezes. Spread can also occur via contaminated surfaces. A mask can be used <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">by a person with a respiratory viral infection, including COVID-19, with or without symptoms, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">to protect others by decreasing the spread of infected respiratory droplets. Masks are used <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">by health and care workers to protect themselves when they are unable to maintain physical <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">distancing from a person with a respiratory infection, including COVID-19. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Wearing a mask is only one step in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and is not a substitute <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">for other precautions. It is important to continue practising good hand and respiratory <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">hygiene, physical distancing, and staying home and getting tested when unwell. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">There is no evidence that wearing a mask is unsafe or that it leads to problems such as lack <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">of oxygen. Health care providers have worn masks for extended periods of time for many <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">years without these problems.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Misinformation and truths about Coronavirus (COVID-19) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] COVID-19 vaccine misinformation MISINFORMATION: COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous and have had serious adverse effects in recipients overseas. FACT: The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves vaccines for use in Australia. 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