epidemiology
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BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
COVID will soon be endemic. This doesn’t mean it’s harmless or we give up, just that it’s part of life
Image: Joan Mateu/AP/AAPWe have experienced many bumps in the road since 2020 and one would have to be extremely brave to predict what the...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Australia shouldn’t ‘open up’ before we vaccinate at least 80% of the population. Here’s why
Picture: ShutterstockEarlier this month National Cabinet released a four-phase COVID response plan. It wasn’t so much a plan – it had no dates and...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
Victoria’s 5-day lockdown may not quash Delta. Here’s what our modelling predicts instead
Daniel Pockett/AAP ImageVictoria 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...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
Hotel quarantine causes 1 outbreak for every 204 infected travellers. It’s far from ‘fit for purpose’
Picture: James Ross/AAPWith Melbourne under lockdown for another seven days, the consequences of Australia’s inefficient and dangerous quarantine system continue.This outbreak started with...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
What’s the risk if Australia opens its international borders? An epidemiologist explains
Picture: Mick Tsikas/AAPCoinciding with the Trans-Tasman travel bubble starting today, over the past week there have been murmurings Australia could soon relax its borders further, through...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
A 14-day rolling average of 5 new daily cases is the wrong trigger for easing Melbourne lockdown. Let’s look at ‘under investigation’ cases instead
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Many Melburnians have despaired in recent days as it became clear the next step on its roadmap out of lockdown will be taken a...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Sorry Melbourne. The chance of reaching an average 5 COVID-19 cases by mid-October is under 50%
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Melburnians are addicted to the Victorian health department’s daily tweet of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. This figure contributes to the all-important...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Victoria now has a good roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. New South Wales should emulate it
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The COVID-19 roadmap for Victoria announced by Premier Daniel Andrews sets the state on the right path. Something like it should be emulated...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
As restrictions ease, here are 5 crucial ways for Australia to stay safely on top of COVID-19
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As Australia’s coronavirus restrictions are gradually lifted, we may well see an upswing in cases of COVID-19. The World Health Organisation has warned of...
Life in a herd – and why in health watching symptoms is easy, but finding causes is hard
This piece from two science communication experts
explores the notion of population health – what is it, and why does it
even matter?
Everyone knows...
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