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Better COVID vaccines are on the way. What do they do? And what technology might we see in future?

Image: Unsplash Regulators in Australia and the United States last week approved Omicron-specific boosters, following approval in the United Kingdom in mid-August. In Australia, a Moderna Omicron booster has been provisionally approved for use in adults aged...

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Cutting COVID isolation and mask mandates will mean more damage to business and health in the long run

Image: AAP Image/Diego Fedele From Friday September 9, the isolation requirements for people with COVID and no symptoms will be...

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The COVID lab leak theory is dead. Here’s how we know the virus came from a Wuhan market

Image: Dake King/AP/AAP My colleagues and I published the most detailed studies of the earliest events in the COVID-19 pandemic last month...

COVID 19/CORONAVIRUS

Should we be worried about our pet cats and dogs getting COVID?

Image: Imra the German Shorthaired Pointer The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID, originated from bats and then, probably after...

COVID 19/CORONAVIRUS

Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID

Image: Shutterstock/Elizaveta Galitckaia The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including in New Zealand and Australia. As...

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Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one

BLOG10 October 2020

Sorry Melbourne. The chance of reaching an average 5 COVID-19 cases by mid-October is under 50%

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Cutting COVID isolation and mask mandates will mean more damage to business and health in the long run

COVID 19/CORONAVIRUS16 August 2022

The COVID lab leak theory is dead. Here’s how we know the virus came from a Wuhan market

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Should we be worried about our pet cats and dogs getting COVID?

COVID 19/CORONAVIRUS21 July 2022

Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID

COVID 19/CORONAVIRUS14 July 2022

How soon can I get COVID again? Experts now say 28 days – but you can protect yourself

COVID 19/CORONAVIRUS6 July 2022

Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave. Here’s what to expect from BA.4 and BA.5

BLOG24 May 2022

Cases are high and winter is coming. We need to stop ignoring COVID

BLOG23 May 2022

COVID made things taste weird, now ‘Paxlovid mouth’ sounds disgusting. What causes dysgeusia?

BLOG10 May 2022

Can taking vitamins and supplements help you recover from COVID?

BLOG21 April 2022

Don’t bring COVID home on election day. Plan your vote to stay safe

BLOG21 March 2022

Could I have had COVID and not realised it?

BLOG16 March 2022

Here’s why you might need a 4th COVID vaccine dose this winter

BLOG13 March 2022

COVID pandemic 2nd anniversary: 3 things we got wrong, and 3 things to watch out for

BLOG24 February 2022

The Moderna vaccine is now available for 6 to 11 year olds. Here’s what parents need to know

BLOG21 February 2022

Taking COVID pills at home sounds great. But we need to use them wisely or risk drug resistance and new variants