It could be argued Australia’s travel caps are an arbitrary restriction on Australians’ right to come home. But the UN’s Human Rights Committee is not a quick fix.
Health workers are preparing COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac during first stage vaccination in Health Center, South Tagerang City, Indonesia, Januari 15, 2021. More than 8.000 health workers there are vacinnated.
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By prioritising vaccination for the elderly, Indonesia may optimally reduce the hospital burden and COVID-19 deaths amid a limited vaccine supply during the first vaccination phase.
Workers prepare to greet passengers at the COVID-19 testing centre in the international arrivals area at Pearson Airport in Toronto on Jan. 26, 2021.
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Recently announced travel restrictions are intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants. However, we need to do a better job of tracking arrivals into the country.
Getting vaccinated often means pre-registering, then registering, then arranging an appointment and standing in line.
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Getting pharmacies more involved could be a game changer, particularly for reaching minorities, older adults without internet access and others left behind.
Public housing tower in Flemington, Melbourne.
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The results indicate that the vaccine efficacy in the UK was 89% for individuals who received at least two doses of vaccine. In South Africa, the vaccine efficacy was 60% in people without HIV.
The Novavax vaccine is the first that provides objective scientific evidence that it can protect people against the variant virus circulating in South Africa.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in border closures and an increased desire to localize production and use supply chains that are close to home.
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Myriam Ertz, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Damien Hallegatte, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Imen Latrous, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), and Julien Bousquet, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a rise in digital localism — consumers using online local sites to buy and supply goods. Do platforms born during COVID-19 have a chance of survival?
Palestinian territories are impoverished and densely populated – ripe for the spread of coronavirus. Israel may have a practical as well as moral obligation to extend its vaccine program to them.
Rituals like hand-washing help spread hygiene practices that are essential to health and survival.
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Research suggests apps could be designed in ways so that the ‘bystander effect’ doesn’t kick in and demotivate people from contributing to public goods.
A recommendation from a German vaccine advisory body not to give the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged over 65 has caused concern. But we should interpret this advice with caution.
A queue outside Coles in the Perth suburb of Maylands, one of the potential COVID exposure sites, on Sunday, January 31, 2021.
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By 2030, the WHO projects a worldwide workforce shortfall of about 18 million health-care workers, with potentially deadly consequences for patients, economies and our communities.
Older caregivers report unprecedented and unrelenting levels of responsibility, stress and isolation due to COVID-19 and pandemic-related protocols.
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Older adults who are caregivers to someone with a health condition or disability report severe and unrelenting levels of stress and isolation during COVID-19 due to pandemic-related protocols.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how non-profit organizations operate and how they’re funded. Whether it will be enough to help the non-profit sector address growing social problems remains to be seen.
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The COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on how non-profit organizations operate and how they’re funded. Is it enough to boost non-profit sector capacity to address social inequities post-pandemic?
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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