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Can taking vitamins and supplements help you recover from COVID?

Image: ShutterstockAustralia’s surge in COVID cases this year has seen many people looking for ways to protect themselves or boost their immunity and recovery. An upswing...

Could I have had COVID and not realised it?

Image: UnsplashIt seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has COVID. When we...

Here’s why you might need a 4th COVID vaccine dose this winter

Image: Achmad Ibrahim/AP/AAPWhen I began drafting this article, COVID cases in Australia were coming down and the situation was stabilising.New research released in February...

Should I get my COVID vaccine booster? Yes, it increases protection against COVID, including Omicron

Image: CDC/UnsplashIf it’s been six months since you got the second COVID vaccine dose, it’s time to book in for your booster shot. This...

Follow a natural health philosophy? Vaccination may have more in common with it than you think

  Image: Mick Tsikas/AAPThe natural or “alternative” health community is often held up as being vaccine hesitant.Yet, the relationship between the natural health community...

Vaccine passports are coming to Australia. How will they work and what will you need them for?

  Picture: ShutterstockEven before any COVID-19 vaccines were invented, vaccine passports for participation in public activities appeared likely.Australia’s plagued vaccine rollout meant such requirements lay...

How long does immunity last after COVID vaccination? Do we need booster shots? 2 immunology experts explain

  Picture: Lukas Coch/AAPAn important factor in achieving herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is is how long the vaccines protect you.If a...

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...

Why we should prioritise older people when we get a COVID vaccine

Shuttlestock While we wait for further results from phase 3 trials, it’s clear that supply of any potential COVID vaccine would initially be limited.Local authorities...

Measles infections weaken your immune system and increase your risk of other diseases. Vaccines prevent this

The Logic of Science" style="3d" color="black"]Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.