In the end, the best protection is mass vaccination and ensuring as many people as possible are fully vaccinated as quickly as possible.
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Many over 50s seem to be asking this question. But there are a number of reasons it’s important to go ahead and get the AstraZeneca vaccine now.
The United States and Canada have approved the Pfizer vaccine for adolescents aged 12–15. The evidence so far tells us it works well and is safe for this age group.
The TGA has reported a handful of cases of the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barré syndrome following the AstraZeneca vaccine.
With a state election on Saturday, polls are showing different trends. Meanwhile, vaccine wariness among Australians is growing.
During the height of the pandemic, people with disability felt they had been forgotten and were not a priority. In the vaccine rollout, the government is repeating its past mistakes.
This shift in focus away from AstraZeneca to the Pfizer vaccine has serious impacts on the timing of the rollout and public confidence in the AstraZeneca vaccine.
We need to stop relying on small GP clinics and urgently move towards using mass vaccination hubs like stadiums, schools and parks.
Two residents in a Brisbane aged-care home were given a higher dose of the Pfizer vaccine than recommended. Here’s what might have happened – and how we can reduce the risk it will happen again.
Australia’s keenly awaited COVID vaccine rollout begins today. So how will it work, and will the vaccine be the end of all our coronavirus-related problems?
Currently, we don’t have the legal infrastructure or public forums needed to address the spread of coronavirus misinformation in Australia. A new proposal could help change that.
Australia is set to get the green light to roll out the Pfizer vaccine any day now. There is a complex process behind this.
Top contributors
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Immunology, Vice-Chancellors Distinguished Professorial Fellow, Head of Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University
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Research Officer - Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle
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Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer; MD, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Laboratory Head, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
