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 is that the work of our dedicated epidemiologists, microbiologists, medical scientists, nurses, GPs, hospital clinicians and researchers improves the lives and health of our community, and that approaching a complicated issue from many angles will enable us to find the solutions to carry us through this situation. On behalf of the ASM, I extend our sincere gratitude to all of you.

我希望这种垂直传输能使您和您的家人安然无well。在撰写本文时，你们中的某些人位于澳大利亚部分地区，很少或没有COVID-19感染，而维多利亚州的你们处于第4阶段封锁，正在应对这种大流行的混乱，焦虑和不确定性。很明显，我们专门的流行病学家，微生物学家，医学科学家，护士，全科医生，医院临床医生和研究人员的工作改善了我们社区的生活和健康，并且从多个角度解决一个复杂的问题将使我们能够找到解决方案使我们度过这种状况。我代表ASM向大家致以最诚挚的感谢。