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We’re losing the vaccination race because of bungling, not bad luck

  Picture: Eric Surprenant/Shutterstock As one big international competition begins, another one is nearing its end. At least we hope so. I am, of course, talking...

Australia’s new vaccination campaign is another wasted opportunity

      Australia’s new ‘Arm Yourself’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign advertisement. Department of Health/Youtube   The Australian government’s new national vaccination advertisements have been described as exciting as a bowl...

The symptoms of the Delta variant appear to differ from traditional COVID symptoms. Here’s what to look out for

  Picture: Shuttlestock We’ve been living in a COVID world for more than 18 months now. At the outset of the pandemic, government agencies and...

Australia has not learned the lessons of its bungled COVID vaccine rollout

  Picture: Morgan Sette/AAP Australia is now over four months into its COVID vaccine rollout, and it’s still not going well. At the six-week mark, I...

What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains

 Picture: Penny Stephens/AAP Australia has struggled to get enough Pfizer doses to meet Australians’ growing demand for COVID-19 vaccinations. Australia has been producing doses of AstraZeneca since March, but...

Which COVID vaccine is best? Here’s why that’s really hard to answer

 Picture: Shuttlestock With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines accelerating, people are increasingly asking which vaccine is best? Even if we tried to answer this question, defining which...

How long do COVID vaccines take to start working?

  Picture: James Ross/AAP Amid Victoria’s worrying COVID outbreak, perhaps the point of greatest concern is the fact the virus has again found its way...

What’s the ‘Indian’ variant responsible for Victoria’s outbreak and how effective are vaccines against it?

  Picture: Luis Ascui/AAP Victoria’s seven day lockdown, which begins tonight, is an attempt to stop transmission of the quick-spreading COVID-19 B.1.617.1 variant. Victoria’s chief health officer Brett...

It’s time for Australia to drop its phased approach to the vaccine rollout

  Picture: Morgan Sette/AAP Australia’s vaccine rollout has attracted significant criticism for its slow pace. Around 13% of Australians have now received at least one vaccine dose, compared to, for...

COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed

  Picture: Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA/AAP Alarm bells rang internationally last week when Taiwan announced it was moving to its second highest COVID alert level after a recent...
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