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No, you cannot ‘devaccinate’ yourself with snake venom kits, bleach or cupping

Image: Shutterstock Claims you can “devaccinate” yourself have been circulating on social media, another example of extreme and dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines. Methods said to remove...

Soon you’ll need to be vaccinated to enjoy shops, cafes and events — but what about the staff there?

  Picture: Seth Wenig/AP/AAP The New South Wales and Victorian governments have released detailed roadmaps outlining how they’ll ease restrictions across Sydney and Melbourne. A feature...

If you’re going to mandate COVID vaccination at your workplace, here’s how to do it ethically

  Picture: Shuttlestock Compulsory COVID vaccination is in the news again now Qantas has just announced its employees will need a shot. This follows fruit and vegetable...

Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation

Image: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters/EPA We tend to assume disseminating public health messages is solely the role of public servants such as Victorian chief medical officer...

Russia’s coronavirus vaccine hasn’t been fully tested. Doling it out risks side effects and false protection

A scientist holding a coronavirus vaccine at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Russian Direct...

We’re more likely to let our COVID-19 guard down around those we love most

Image: Shuttlestock When announcing a ban on people in six local government areas south-west of Melbourne hosting visitors in their homes, Victorian Premier Daniel...