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Adenoviral vaccines are widely used. We need to know why some people get deadly blood clots.
Insights from youth about COVID-19 school closures and youth exclusion from pandemic-related decisions suggest we have an opportunity to improve how we support youths’ rights.
Many tiny organisms live inside our gut, including fungi. The make up of our fungal microbiome could influence the way we respond to a COVID infection, new research suggests.
This is an era of exciting advances in medical science. But Africa is in danger of being at the back of the queue once again. What should we be doing to make sure this doesn’t happen?
President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to foster social cohesion in his speeches during a pandemic that had exposed the nation’s divisions.
Not only is the health sector feminized, but women — particularly racialized women — are more likely to be in jobs at the low end of the pay scale, but that require prolonged contact with patients.
Research on both sides of the globe shows that unmanageable workloads is the main reason why many ambulance service staff are considering quitting the profession.
Nearly four years on from the start of the pandemic, there has been no independent review of the role the intelligence agencies played during the crisis.
Vaccine policies fall on a spectrum, from mandates to recommendations. Deciding what to use and when is not so much a science but a balancing act between personal autonomy and public good.
Memorialising a pandemic that is still underway is a challenge. Official commemoration needs to be about remembrance and preparedness.
ONS, Zoe app, Google Trends … there were many ways to keep an eye on COVID cases during the pandemic. Here’s how they fared.
With its IPPO partners, The Conversation is addressing some of the biggest policy challenges.
Big data is not the answer to all the challenges that faced Census 2022, but it may be a key enabler for gathering reliable national data in the future.
Our study shows the UK must prepare for, and respond to, the risks associated with future food shortages.
Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations tick upward and cold and flu season gets underway.
COVID isn’t the only respiratory disease to leave the patient with long-term symptoms. Colds and flu can do the same.
COVID-19 remains a global public health threat despite its current non-pandemic status.
Comedians like Stephen Colbert might mock the entertainment mecca, but live theater is in too much of a crisis to dismiss the town’s formula of spectacle meets story.
While the latest Essential polls shows an improvement for the “yes” vote, it’s still not enough for it to lead.
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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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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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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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