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Can companies legally require workers to get vaccinated? Employers have gotten so good at finding ways to get employees to comply with their policies that it may not matter.
Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human and animal health.
When not properly fitted, high-filtration masks offer only a little bit more protection than cloth or surgical ones.
Join us for a lively discussion on May 4 into the impact of race inequalities during COVID.
Meeting the recommended guidelines for physical activity reduces the risk of falling ill and dying of infectious diseases by 37%.
It's cheap and easy to store, but the Russian vaccine does not yet have approval in Europe.
A coronavirus variant with a double mutation has been found in the UK, with cases currently doubling every week.
The English economist's views on "animal spirits" are vital to understanding his work.
For the 6.5 million Americans who have an incarcerated family member, COVID-19 has made an already stressful situation much worse by drastically limiting communication and raising fears of death.
Calls to police and hotlines by domestic violence victims increased during the pandemic. This translates into an expanded number of families that will need help even after the pandemic.
A moral philosopher explains why the ethics of getting or refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are more complex than it might seem.
Student loan debt can affect not only the financial health of recent grads but also their mental and emotional health. Three scholars weigh in on the greater costs student loans can have on borrowers.
There are two schools of thought.
Our best long-term strategy is to rely on the mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna.
Measuring the equivalent economic cost of 'lost life years' due to the pandemic allows us to map the true scale of the crisis.
Australia was promised a world-class vaccine program. But instead of a rollout, we got an eekout.
COVID-19 has shown us that we are not "all in this together" despite what politicians may want us to think.
As remote work continues through the pandemic, workers are experiencing burnout and fatigue brought on by excessive periods of time spent online.
Comprehensive early childhood education, mental health support, internet connectivity and post-secondary funding are part of reducing the consequences of poverty so all students may excel.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Professor of Vaccinology and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytical Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Evidence-Based Healthcare and University Ethics Advisor, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology and President of Research-Aid Networks, University of Kent
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
