Tag: COVID-19 vaccines
Australia’s vaccination plan is 6 months too late and a masterclass in jargon
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Six months after the prime minister received his first jab, Australia finally has a national plan to roll out COVID vaccines.
The plan’s goals,...
Can ‘viral shedding’ after the COVID vaccine infect others? That’s a big ‘no’
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Fears of “viral shedding” and other concerns after the COVID vaccine has led some businesses to ban vaccinated customers from the premises,...
Is it more infectious? Is it spreading in schools? This is what we know about the Delta variant and kids
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The Delta variant is surging across the globe, and the World Health Organization warns it will rapidly become the world’s dominant strain of COVID-19.
Delta...
What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains
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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...
Concerned about the latest AstraZeneca news? These 3 graphics help you make sense of the risk
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The recent announcement the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine would now only be recommended for the over 60s has highlighted the many ways we think...
Which COVID vaccine is best? Here’s why that’s really hard to answer
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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...