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'Forced tackle': Why the NAS was freed from the Egan incident

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Teammate Felise Kaufusi’s involvement and the fact that Nelson Asofa-Solomon’s right hand was under Wayde Egan’s left arm helped convince the Match Review Committee not to attack Storm’s brace in a tackle that broke the Warriors hooker’s tooth. MRC manager Luke Patten revealed that the committee had considered whether Asofa-Solomona could be charged with crushing, impact of the head or dangerous contact and acquitted her of all three offences. While some felt Melbourne supporters should have been sent to court to determine if he had done anything illegal after Egan left the pitch fearing he might break his jaw, Patten said the MRC felt there was not enough evidence to charge him. Warriors slut Wayde Egan fears breaking jaw after tackle by Nelson Asofa-Solomon ©Fiona Goodall/NRL Photo NRL head of football Graham Annesley acknowledged there would be criticism of the MRC’s view that Asofa-Solomona’s forearm made “minimal contact” with Egan’s chin, but Patten said the com

Carrigan faces lengthy ban for 'horrendous' tackle on Hastings as Tigers dent Broncos top four hopes

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A Set small text size A Set default text size A Set large text size Broncos star Patrick Carrigan faces the prospect of missing out on the remainder of the regular season through suspension after being referred straight to an NRL court for his “horrendous” hip-drop overcoming Jackson Hastings in Saturday night’s angry defeat to the Wests Tigers. He will appear in court on Tuesday night to face charges of dangerous behavior for a tackle in the 73rd minute Lock Tigers hobbled and was on crutches on the sidelines after the game with fears he had a syndesmosis injury and will not play again this year. Interim coach Brett Kimmorley was outraged by the incident. “I thought it was a normal tackle,” said Kimmorley. “It’s something that creeps into the game a bit and needs attention because it’s a horrendous tackle and the result can be really bad.” Broncos coach Kevin Walters denied Carrigan’s tackle was intentional and was one of those things that happened “in the

Urgent call for better use of existing vaccines and development of new vaccines to tackle AMR

The World Health Organization today released the first report on a line of vaccines currently under development to prevent infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogenic bacteria. WHO analysis points to the need to accelerate AMR-related vaccine trials in late-stage development and maximize use of existing vaccines. The silent antimicrobial resistance pandemic is a major growing public health concern. Resistant bacterial infections alone are associated with nearly 4.95 million deaths per year, with 1.27 million deaths directly attributable to AMR. But AMR is more than just a bacterial infection. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medications. When a person is infected with these microbes, the infection is said to be resistant to antimicrobial drugs. These infections are often difficult to treat. Vaccines are a powerful tool for preventing infection in the first place, and therefore have the potential to