How long do COVID vaccines take to start working?
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Amid Victoria’s worrying COVID outbreak, perhaps the point of greatest concern is the fact the virus has again found its way into aged care.
On Sunday, the state government announced an aged-care...
What’s the ‘Indian’ variant responsible for Victoria’s outbreak and how effective are vaccines against...
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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 Sutton said the reproduction number of the strain was yet to...
It’s time for Australia to drop its phased approach to the vaccine rollout
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Australia’s vaccine rollout has attracted significant criticism for its slow pace.
Around 13% of Australians have now received at least one vaccine dose, compared to, for example, 56% in the United Kingdom. We’ve heard reports of mass...
COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed
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Alarm bells rang internationally last week when Taiwan announced it was moving to its second highest COVID alert level after a recent surge of cases.
The country last year recorded zero cases of...
I’m over 50 and hesitant about the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. Should I wait for...
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It’s been well documented that there’s a significant level of vaccine hesitancy in the Australian community at the moment. This appears to be a particular issue among adults over 50 concerning the AstraZeneca...
Children, teens and COVID vaccines: where is the evidence at, and when will kids...
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Adolescents in North America are beginning to roll up their sleeves for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after it was approved for 12-15-year-olds this month.
The Canadian drug and therapeutic regulator Health Canada approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine...
I’m over 50 and can now get my COVID vaccine. Can I talk to...
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People aged 50 and over are now officially eligible to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from selected GPs.
Although some practices have had permission to provide the vaccine early if they had excess stock, this marks a...
What is the Moderna COVID vaccine? Does it work, and is it safe?
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Overnight, Boston-based pharmaceutical company Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Australia for 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
The deal includes ten million doses against the original strain of the coronavirus...
How do we actually investigate rare COVID-19 vaccine side-effects?
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Investigations are under way to determine whether the deaths of two people in New South Wales who developed blood clots are linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
We’ve also heard today that 11 Australians have so far developed...
Here are 9 ways we can make it easier for Australians to get the...
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Between vaccine supply issues, confusion about the role of GPs, and changed advice for AstraZeneca, the Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout is well behind schedule.
How can we make it easier for the majority of Australians...
