Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, a revered epidemiologist who grew to become a well-recognized face on TV as she supplied dependable recommendation to Australians in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, has died aged 70.
The University of New South Wales well being knowledgeable was identified with a mind tumour final 12 months, months earlier than she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) within the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
On Sunday night, her husband, Richard Flook, stated she had handed away in her sleep on Saturday night time.
“We will be planning her funeral service at Emmanuel Synagogue in the next few days.”
McLaws repeatedly supplied commentary on the pandemic within the media, but additionally labored on the COVID-19 frontline as a scientist.
She was a member of the World Health Organisation Health Emergencies Program Experts Advisory Panel for Infection Prevention and Control Preparedness, Readiness and Response to COVID-19, in keeping with UNSW.
She was additionally a member of the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission COVID Infection Prevention and Control taskforce.
In January 2022, she revealed she had been identified with a mind tumour after struggling a extreme headache.
“Thank you media for helping me spread knowledge,” she stated.
“Now it is time with my family. Best wishes to you all.
Welcoming her Order of Australia honour in 2022, McLaws repeated calls for Australians to get a booster shot.
“It has been my privilege, with the assistance of the media, to help Australians in the course of the pandemic by way of an infection management,” she said, on Twitter.
“Thank you to your help and for taking care of one another.”
Source: www.9news.com.au
