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Why telling stories could be a more powerful way of convincing some people to take a COVID vaccine than just the facts

 Picture: Ted S. Warren/AP/AAP Scientists don’t know exactly what percentage of the population will need to get a COVID vaccine to achieve herd immunity. Some diseases, such...

Yeh, nah, maybe. When it comes to accepting the COVID vaccine, it’s Australia’s fence-sitters we should pay attention to

 Picture: Shuttlestock As we prepare to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, we need to know where Australians stand. Our recent study shows that as the pandemic progresses, people...

Most government information on COVID-19 is too hard for the average Australian to understand

 Image: Shuttlestock Almost half of Australian adults struggle with reading. Similar levels of struggling readers are reported in the United Kingdom and United States. This does not mean all...

Vaccines alone won’t keep Australia safe in 2021. Here’s what else we need to do

Sue Ogrocki/AAP Image By any global measure, Australia’s response to the COVID pandemic has been a spectacular success. Public health measures introduced by state,...

Almost half a million tests, zero positives: how statistics shows we can be confident COVID-19 is gone from Victoria

Image: Erik Anderson / AAP How do you know that something you are looking for is not there? Looking for a needle in a...

We modelled how a COVID vaccine roll-out would work. Here’s what we found

Image: Shuttlestock How well we distribute and administer a COVID-19 vaccine will have massive health, social and economic ramifications. So attention is turning to...