Tag: vaccination
When will we reach herd immunity? Here are 3 reasons that’s a hard question to answer
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As we try to control COVID-19, many people are keen to know what proportion of the population will need to be...
Australia’s new vaccination campaign is another wasted opportunity
Australia’s new ‘Arm Yourself’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign advertisement. Department of Health/Youtube
The Australian government’s new national vaccination advertisements have been described as exciting as a bowl...
Why is Delta such a worry? It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines
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While Australians may be focused on the havoc the Delta variant is wreaking on our shores, Delta is in fact driving waves of COVID...
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...
What’s the ‘Indian’ variant responsible for Victoria’s outbreak and how effective are vaccines against it?
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Victoria’s seven day lockdown, which begins tonight, is an attempt to stop transmission of the quick-spreading COVID-19 B.1.617.1 variant.
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett...
Why telling stories could be a more powerful way of convincing some people to take a COVID vaccine than just the facts
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Scientists don’t know exactly what percentage of the population will need to get a COVID vaccine to achieve herd immunity. Some diseases, such...