Systemic social issues affect vaccine access and acceptability. Yet, the term ‘vaccine hesitancy’ overlooks this, reducing the multiple factors that affect vaccine uptake to individual-level choices.
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Whether it’s been the vaccine rollout, a federal ICAC, political scandals or the treatment of women, the Morrison government has had a shocking year. But will it pay for it in 2022?
Criticism of the Morrison government’s slow vaccine rollout has taken out the Macquarie Dictionary’s Word of the Year.
With limited vaccines available in early 2021, the CDC had to decide which people received vaccines first. With the help of a supercomputer, researchers have shown that the CDC did an excellent job.
When it came to managing the spread of COVID-19, Canada fared better than the United States and the United Kingdom, but worse than other welfare states like New Zealand and Japan.
Christian Porter’s anonymous money pot.
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
Documents show Pfizer reached out in June 2020 for a personal meeting with federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, but instead the contact was left to a senior health department official.
A Father’s Day backlash hits Scott Morrison
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews’s raising of the white flag on “COVID zero” was greeted positively by the Morrison government and with relief by many among the public who are at the end of their tether.
Learning to live with COVID.
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Michelle Grattan discusses the vulnerability of First Nation communities with Indigenous Advocate Pat Turner
Brokering peace among the factions appearing in National Cabinet will be key to a successful transition to reopening Australia. But there are many gaps in the plan.
Despite being the week that the NSW government lost control of COVID, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in full campaign mode – a glimpse of the formidable fighter we saw in 2019.
Doherty’s Sharon Lewin on pivoting from chasing COVID zero
Michelle Grattan discusses the Doherty Modelling with director of the Doherty Institute Professor Sharon Lewin
Trials are under way to ascertain whether COVID vaccines are safe and effective for children under 12. In the meantime, it’s reassuring to note that generally, young kids cope OK with the virus.
Australia’s road out of the pandemic has descended into political acrimony and confusion, as Scott Morrison pushes back against the attempt by some states to stay largely COVID-free.
Not vaccinating children means living with the knowledge we haven’t done everything possible to ensure they don’t transmit COVID to more vulnerable people.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon.
Word from The Hill: Was the Afghanistan War worth it?
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
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