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Not sure about the Pfizer vaccine, now it’s been approved in Australia? You can scratch these 4 concerns straight off your list

 Image: Ted S. Warren/APThe Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has yesterday provisionally approved Australia’s first COVID vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine, paving the way for its rollout to begin in mid-to-late...

Australia’s vaccine rollout will now start next month. Here’s what we’ll need

 Image: Christophe Archambault/APAustralia’s COVID vaccine rollout will now begin in mid- to late February. Vaccination will commence with workers dealing with international arrivals or quarantine...

The Pfizer vaccine may not be the best choice for frail people, but it’s too early to make firm conclusions

 Picture: MARKO DJOKOVIC/EPAReports of about 30 deaths among elderly nursing home residents who received the Pfizer vaccine have made international headlines.With Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) expected...

Do I need a COVID flight clearance test to fly in Australia or overseas? And do I have to pay?

Picture: Shuttlestock As we head towards our first COVID-era Christmas, many Australians will be excited that it is once again possible to travel domestically...

Should Australians be worried about waiting for a COVID vaccine when the UK has just approved Pfizer’s?

Image: Shuttlestock The news that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has gained emergency approval in the United Kingdom and may be distributed to selected high-risk groups as early...

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...

Can governments mandate a COVID vaccination? Balancing public health with human rights – and what the law says

Image: Shuttlestock Earlier in 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he expected the COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory. He later backtracked, noting the government “can’t hold...

You may be able to buy a COVID vaccine ahead of the government rollout. But jumping the queue comes at a price

Image: Shuttlestock As the world continues to battle COVID-19, the prospect of a vaccine gives us hope of returning to some kind of “normal” in the...

What do we know about the Novavax and Pfizer COVID vaccines that Australia just signed up for?

Shutterstock The federal government’s announcement of agreements to supply vaccines from Novavax and Pfizer/BioNTech potentially increases the pool of COVID-19 vaccines Australians will be able to access. These two...

Children may need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 too. Here’s what we need to consider

Image: Shuttlestock An ideal COVID-19 vaccine would not only protect people from becoming ill, it would also stop the virus spreading through the population....
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