Australia needed a federal government-inquiry into the management of the pandemic. Albanese recognised this and before the election he indicated Labor would have one. But he was vague about its form.
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Australia seems to be focusing on boosters for people aged 75 and over, with its latest recommendations. But that may change.
Road deaths have remained stubbornly high in Australia over the past decade. Do we have the right strategies in place to address the problem?
To build trust with an audience, scientists must demonstrate that they are competent experts. But they must also come across as warm, caring and human.
Human scent could one day be used as evidence in forensics and as diagnostic information in medicine.
Moms for Liberty, founded in 2021 and now boasting 120,000 members, could ride its conservative, limited-government message to a position of strong influence in the GOP.
Employees revealed a constant ‘drip’ of verbal abuse could be even more harmful than physical violence.
While both nursing homes and home care impose financial burdens, their differing structures can influence how older Canadians save money.
Only time and data will tell whether the CDC-recommended reformulated shots can stand their ground against the ever-changing SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Researchers still don’t know how well BA.2.86 will evade immunity or whether it will cause more severe disease than its predecessors.
Hundreds of thousands of red hearts adorn a wall directly opposite parliament, yet successive prime ministers have nothing to say about officially marking the lives lost in the pandemic.
COVID has spread many times from humans to white-tailed deer and back again.
An economist explains why new official figures have eased the gloom surrounding the UK economy, but haven’t fully dispelled all fears.
How are people with long COVID faring two years after their initial infection? Many have recovered. Some still struggle with symptoms – this is more likely for those who were initially hospitalised.
We still have much to learn about many aspects of COVID-19 — including its lingering health effects and the mechanics of its endless mutations — but we do know one thing: we can’t let our guard down.
The challenges facing South African judges have been well documented for decades. They include the high number of unfilled vacancies and poor working conditions.
Natural hazards like wildfires are adding yet more challenges to the difficulties many migrant workers face.
New research shows that breastfeeding rates peaked in 2020, a time of strict COVID restrictions.
Some experts are calling for a return to masking as new variants emerge.
With COVID boosters expected to cost £100 when they go on sale in UK pharmacies, there are concerns about whether this will put people off getting the jab.
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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 Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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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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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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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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