Emerging evidence suggests the highly infectious Omicron variant has the ability to escape the protection two vaccine doses offer.
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Infection seems to add a boost to immunity – but vaccination is still vital and breakthrough infections should be avoided as much as possible.
People are buzzing with questions about the omicron variant and whether it could help usher in herd immunity. A team of virologists deciphers the latest findings.
If you or your child test positive for COVID, you clearly can’t go to that vaccination or booster appointment you had booked this week. So, when can you go?
For a number of reasons, as time goes on vaccines become less effective. So how do researchers calculate how well vaccines are working?
If it’s been six months since your second COVID vaccine dose, it’s time to book in for your booster. Here’s why.
Booster shots are a common necessity for vaccines to keep working. Recent research shows COVID-19 booster shots are recommended for high-risk individuals — and may benefit the rest of us too.
For starters, we need to start thinking of fully vaccinated as three doses, not two. But vaccines alone won’t be enough.
Tracking the pandemic’s waves enables authorities and policy makers to take action to keep new waves at bay.
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Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Immunology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of Cancer Virology, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Paediatrician, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; Clinical Lecturer, Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney
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Professor of Immunology, Vice-Chancellors Distinguished Professorial Fellow, Head of Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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General Paediatrician; Research Fellow, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney
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Henry Baldwin Professorial Research Fellow in Health System Sustainability, University of Tasmania
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
