Tag: COVID-19 vaccines
Would Australians support mandates for the COVID-19 vaccine? Our research suggests most would
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Australia’s vaccine rollout is moving far more slowly than the government had hoped, and there is evidence of vaccine hesitancy in a significant part of...
How do we actually investigate rare COVID-19 vaccine side-effects?
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Investigations are under way to determine whether the deaths of two people in New South Wales who developed blood clots are linked to the...
COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks
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Australian women are being asked to think about the timing of breast cancer screening as they prepare to receive their COVID vaccine.
This...
What’s the risk if Australia opens its international borders? An epidemiologist explains
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Coinciding with the Trans-Tasman travel bubble starting today, over the past week there have been murmurings Australia could soon relax its borders further, through...
What is Novavax, Australia’s third COVID vaccine option? And when will we get it?
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As AstraZeneca is no longer the preferred vaccine for Australian adults under 50, attention is turning to what other COVID-19 vaccine options are...
Should I get a COVID vaccine while I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? Is it safe for me and my baby?
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From Monday, Australia’s front-line health workers, quarantine staff, border control officers, and workers and residents in aged-care homes will be offered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Some of...