Does it matter where COVID came from? In the ongoing war of words between the US and China, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’.
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A survey finds that hardship disparities across racial and ethnic groups have persisted throughout the pandemic.
Age and education level are the main factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. While this affects Māori and Pacific communities, basic access to health care and information is more important.
A more coordinated effort by scientists, stakeholders and community members will be required to stop the next deadly virus that’s already circulating in our midst.
The World Health Organization has created more memorable and less stigmatising names for coronavirus variants.
The infection of a Victorian aged-worker who had received their first COVID vaccine dose isn’t completely surprising. We need two doses for optimal protection.
Endurance is a surprisingly progressive way of creating a better future.
If new incentives don’t work, mandatory policies may be the only way forward in ensuring high COVID vaccine coverage of staff.
For now, it seems the benefits to Australia’s public health may be better served by other technology. And the public cost of maintaining the COVIDSafe app may not be in our collective interest.
After months of favourable coverage, this weekend may have marked a turning point in the media’s portrayal of Scott Morrison.
This treatment would work by targeting the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself and stopping it in its tracks. The evidence we have so far is promising, but it’s still very early days.
There are many hard lessons learned from the pandemic; one is that our food system needs a serious reboot. Luckily, we need only look to nature’s cycles for clues on how to fix it.
The development strategy based on foreign investment in natural resources projects has not delivered economic growth or security. What’s needed is an inclusive vision based on local realities.
The task now is to turn the reactive response to the health and economic emergencies into a proactive set of policies and actions.
Answers to key questions about rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, including risks, symptoms and whether people who have had one AstraZeneca shot should have a second.
National cabinet on Friday is expected to consider whether COVID vaccinations should be made mandatory for workers in aged care.
Some so-called superforecasters are claimed to have predicted the course of the pandemic better than scientific experts.
One study found antibody levels were significantly higher in people who received one dose of AstraZeneca then a Pfizer booster dose.
The decision to cancel the games lies ultimately with the International Olympic Committee – an extraordinary power that explains why Tokyo is pressing ahead.
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?
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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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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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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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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
