Volume 41 Number 3
Journal: Microbiology Australia
Year: 2020

I hope that this Vertical Transmission finds you and your families safe and well.At the time of writing, some of you are in parts of Australia with few or no COVID-19 infections, while those of you in Victoria are in Stage 4 lockdown and dealing with the confusion, anxiety and uncertainty of this pandemic.What is clear isthat the work of our dedicated epidemiologists, microbiologists, medical scientists, nurses, GPs, hospital clinicians and researchers improves the lives and health of our commun