Tag: public health
Chief health officers are in the spotlight like never before. Here’s what goes on behind the scenes
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Until COVID-19, few people knew anything about Australia’s chief medical officer or the state and territories’ chief health officers. Now they...
What is life going to look like once we hit 70% vaccination?
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Many Australians are looking forward to the time when 70% of over-16s are fully vaccinated, and the freedoms this will bring.
This number is...
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,...
Victoria’s 5-day lockdown may not quash Delta. Here’s what our modelling predicts instead
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Victoria has entered a five-day lockdown to control its growing outbreak of the more infectious Delta variant.
Until midnight on Tuesday restrictions mean residents are only allowed...
Australia has a new four-phase plan for a return to normality. Here’s what we know so far
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has received criticism from the general public for not having a concrete plan to take us out of the COVID-19...
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...