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Any vaccine rollout plan that does not place the needs of people first, whether it involves the public or private sector or both, is bound to fail.
There are currently 1.2 million Ugandans enrolled on antiretroviral therapy (ART). They are especially affected by the lockdown.
The co-operative business model needs to be seriously considered and nurtured as a viable response to closing companies and lost jobs as a result of the pandemic.
Socio-economic factors are major barriers to physical activity. New research suggests this is one more reason why disadvantaged people were at increased risk for COVID-19.
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, what does that say about the EU?
Teachers and students are likely to use a lot more online learning tools than they did pre-pandemic even after in-person classes resume.
When politicians and others speak about herd immunity, unfortunately, they are under the misconception that the current tools that we’ve got are adequate to eliminate the virus.
Research shows small rewards can make all the difference.
Equality and corruption perceptions appear to explain more than 80% of the differences in trust levels between nations.
Brits have gained weight during the pandemic, but historically diets alone have not created better health.
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Governments should drop the idea of herd immunity. It risks leaving people feeling disillusioned by vaccination campaigns.
Mandating vaccines risks turning a highly effective public health intervention into a contentious battleground — but it also may save lives.
As COVID restrictions ease, Ian McKellen’s take on Hamlet reminds us of how theatres dealt with similar situations during the bard’s time.
The opposition has urged the government to provide a $300 incentive payment to everyone who is fully vaccinated by December 1, to accelerate the rollout.
4 out of 5 experts said yes.
Recovering from COVID and then getting vaccinated, known as hybrid immunity, is more potent than being infected or vaccinated alone.
Video gaming is often seen as a distraction for students. So the challenge is to distract students back towards learning – and video games provide the perfect model.
Nigeria must increase its testing capacity and do more genomic studies to deal effectively with the Delta variant of COVID-19.
The new Delta variant presents a considerable threat due to its significantly increased transmissibility rather than severity.
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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 L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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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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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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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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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
