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Early data shows that vaccines work for older people who are more at risk of severe COVID-19.
More states are adding mask mandates as COVID-19 cases soar. If you’re traveling, shopping or seeing friends and family in person, masks are a crucial protective measure.
The pandemic is bringing up tough new questions as parents and grandparents develop advance care plans. Here’s how to start the conversation.
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced 95% efficacy for their mRNA vaccine, having met the final target they need to before seeking regulatory approval.
The US health system costs roughly twice as much as the Australian system per person. Despite this, the US has lower life expectancy than Australia.
Two pharma companies have announced early COVID-19 vaccine trial results with over 90 per cent effectiveness. What does that mean for getting back to normal?
Is Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s mishandling of the second wave of COVID-19 a byproduct of his pro-business sympathies?
Asking these four questions can help us identify good news when we see it, be more critical of news reports, or delay our judgement until we have more information.
COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing across the US. Testing has ramped up over the past few months, but increasing hospitalizations, deaths and test-positivity rates show that the virus is out of control.
If nothing is done to reduce university-based Covid-19 infections, each infected student is likely to infect one other person in their household during the winter holidays.
Heavier duty fabrics filter more particles – and layering and moisture make a difference too.
In my view the short, sharp lockdown is warranted. It will give authorities time to discover the extent of exposure from this cluster.
Poor mental health costs the Australian economy up to A$220 billion a year, according to the Productivity Commission. It will take more than piecemeal ‘announceables’ to fix the situation.
World Children’s Day is an opportunity to acknowledge children for who they are, the many things they know and what they are capable of right now.
A private market should have no place in the rollout of a COVID vaccine.
We will struggle to find a vaccine that works perfectly for people who need it most, despite what the headlines say is coming in 2021.
Super-spreader events typically have the ‘three Vs" in common: indoor venues, poor ventilation and vocalisation. But many buildings frequented by the public lack ventilation or the means to monitor it.
The Brexit Party has become Reform UK. What are they up to now?
Anti-complement drugs have shown promise in treating COVID in several small trials. Larger trials are now underway.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, 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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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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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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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
