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The most vulnerable in society have been hit hard by the pandemic when it comes to getting enough to eat. So what can be done?
In learning what we can from stressful situations, we can model efficient ways of coping for our children
The risk of coronaviruses jumping species is low, but if you look for it, you will find it.
Melbourne’s snap-lockdown proves festivals are still vulnerable. If the government doesn’t provide insurance, arts organisations may decide it’s not worth the risk.
It’s an absolute priority we find and use ways to support kids to continue face-to-face learning in times of low community transmission, especially primary schools.
A doctor offers tips on how to safely get exercise, sleep and drinking habits back into shape as the pandemic wanes.
As vaccine eligibility is expanded to adolescents and young adults, understanding who might be more likely to be vaccine hesitant, and why, can help inform public health strategies
After more than a year of idealizing life without COVID-19, people are starting to reenter ‘normal’ life. Clinical psychology provides guidance on how to prepare for your post-pandemic reboot.
Look back in anger – and forward with better policies.
To live well through and beyond the pandemic, we need to recognize the moral distress experienced by people, and especially health-care workers.
The governing bodies of professional tennis need to do more to prioritize athlete well-being — and there’s no better time to start than now.
In Morocco, the COVID-19 pandemic has burdened women with more housework and duties at home, and violence against them has risen.
The former adviser’s seven-hour evidence session is full of strong lines to follow when the public inquiry into the pandemic response gets underway.
It may seem strange to seek humour in the face of disaster, but our need to do so is ancient.
As the coronavirus pandemic played out, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources found themselves in deeper trouble.
He can’t pull the trigger now he has been ousted from his job at Number 10 – but he can help direct the gun.
The COVID-19 variant responsible for Victoria’s latest outbreak is one of three Indian variant sub-types, which spreads more easily than the original strain. Here’s what we know so far.
Palestinian children are resilient, but even they have been tested by the pandemic and now more military conflict. Securing their right to a safe education should be a priority.
The clotting condition has affected one in 88,000 Australians and is less deadly than previously thought.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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