Tag: vaccine hesitancy
The latest polio cases have put the world on alert. Here’s what this means for Australia and people travelling overseas
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Until recently, polio had only been detected in a handful of countries, thanks to global eradication efforts.
But this year’s polio alerts in the...
No, you cannot ‘devaccinate’ yourself with snake venom kits, bleach or cupping
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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...
Nose sprays, needle-free patches, durable immunity: towards the next generation of COVID vaccines
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The past 20 months has seen an explosion of vaccine development, with COVID vaccine testing and...
Why do some people delay getting vaccinated or pretend COVID doesn’t exist? Paradoxically, denial of death
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Vaccines save lives, and have been doing so since the development of the smallpox vaccine more than 200 years ago.
However, for vaccines...
‘Are you double dosed?’ How to ask friends and family if they’re vaccinated, and how to handle it if they say no
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The weekend is approaching, your fridge is stocked with cheese and you’re eager to organise a COVID-compliant picnic with other fully vaccinated...
Why lotteries, doughnuts and beer aren’t the right vaccination ‘nudges’
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Money, doughnuts and beer. As high-tech and effective as our COVID vaccines are, getting enough people to take them to achieve herd...