One in three infants is not immunised against pertussis. For Māori babies, more than half are at risk from the potentially deadly infection. But there are relatively simple things we can do.
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To reduce ageist perceptions of older people, we should encourage collectivist norms and the importance of acting for the common good.
Strict lockdowns, quarantines and testing have prevented many people in China from catching COVID-19. With concerns over Chinese vaccine efficacy and uptake, China may be facing a looming COVID-19 surge.
The advent of COVID vaccines has radically changed things for the better, but doesn’t mean we can fully return to our pre-pandemic lives.
Some young adults are hanging onto COVID habits – but less so than older people.
Bees offer insights into many scientific questions, from cooperating in close quarters to strategies for finding food.
Decreases in respiratory infections during the pandemic suggest there may be a continued role for the selective, non-mandated use of measures like masks and social distancing even post-COVID-19.
The CDC’s controversial recommendation changes are based on new studies showing that most omicron transmission takes place within five days of the onset of illness.
An expert weighs in on how colleges can lower their chances of being hit by surges of COVID-19 cases after spring break 2022.
Whether about a comet hitting the Earth or a virus infecting the world, fear-based messages often do not succeed at changing people’s behaviors.
Teachers wearing wireless microphones that amplify their voices could be one solution to ensuring children can hear — and saving teachers’ voices from strain, particularly in the pandemic.
The pandemic lifestyle we are all adjusting to is the life families of children with cancer have already been living. But there have been positives, too.
Even with a variant like Omicron that may be more transmissible than earlier variants, vaccines remain the most effective tool for protection against COVID-19 and for ending the pandemic.
A physician-bioethicist reflects on how health professionals are yet again facing painful reminders of the early months of the pandemic.
Why haven’t people gotten upset about how our social distancing signs are fostering innumeracy?
Supply chain issues, emergency science, social distancing requirements and a lot more free time offered both challenges and opportunities for research scientists.
Keeping mentally, physically and socially active helps people with dementia maintain their brain and thinking. But in lockdown, when people with dementia did less, this can lead to a decline.
OzSAGE brings together infectious disease and public heath experts, engineers, architects, economists and social scientists. Its first recommendations deal with ventilation and the measures that will have to accompany widespread vaccination.
New research shows correctional officers are vectors of infection, driving COVID-19 rates both inside prisons and in their communities.
Lack of human touch can lead to greater stress, anxiety and loneliness – and that is what made the social distancing during the pandemic so hard for many.
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
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Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
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Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Economics and Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
