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The majority of Japanese people are opposed to the games going ahead, but there’s more to the decision to hold the Olympics than public opinion.
The rituals of ancient Greece – especially public performances of tragic plays – have remarkable resonance with the current moment.
Job loss and reduced earnings can exacerbate existing power imbalances trans people may face in their personal relationships.
It’s been argued that pandemics are the great leveller, but with COVID the opposite is true – and we can’t afford to ignore it.
By under-promising and over-delivering, Grant Robertson has pulled off a budget that displeases the fewest people.
Low levels of immunity and high levels of mixing are a perfect setting for the next big outbreak.
Sixteen countries authorised the use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before phase 3 clinical trial results were published.
COVID-19 vaccine passports are being presented as a relatively simple technological solution to our current travel woes. But meaningful public debate about their merits and problems is essential.
A glance over the NHS app’s new privacy policy has revealed the wider, potentially concerning scope of vaccine passports.
Children who started school in autumn 2020 needed more support than in previous years.
A divide is growing between workers and management over the return to the office and other issues.
Offering incentives to encourage good health behavior isn’t new, but it does raise concerns. A behavioral scientist explains how rewarding those taking a shot need not keep ethicists up at night.
What does the Seychelles experience tell us about variants, vaccine efficacy and herd immunity?
While the pandemic has focused the world’s attention on how to prevent infectious disease, many of the lessons learned from COVID-19 prevention can also be applied to chronic disease prevention.
Many developing countries cannot free up public money to invest in economic stimulus packages. For them to join in the global recovery, they will need assistance.
Teens have acutely felt the effects of the pandemic lockdowns on their social lives. As the end of stay-at-home orders draws nearer, it’s important to consider teenagers’ social and emotional needs.
The economic and emotional impact of COVID-19 has not been shared equally. Now is the time to start rebalancing that burden.
If there ever was a global health system, then it has gone sadly missing when we needed it most.
Scientific knowledge is a critical driver for human health and wellbeing, economic development and environmental sustainability.
Top contributors
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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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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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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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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
