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Third booster shot what next?

What will be the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia?

23 Feb 2022

We’ve had the third COVID-19 booster rollout. Is a fourth booster on the cards? 

Breakthrough infections

Why do COVID-19 breakthrough infections occur?

24 Aug 2021

Immune fitness, virus variant and vaccine type are all factors that can contribute to breakthrough infections in the fully immunised.

A senior Aboriginal man receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

First Nations people urgently need to get vaccinated, but are not being consulted on the rollout strategy

13 Jul 2021

As the Delta strain spreads in Australia, there is increasing urgency to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are vaccinated.

Vaccinating children

Should Australia vaccinate children against COVID-19?

02 Jul 2021

Experts suggest vaccination of children must be part of Australia’s exit strategy, especially with the Delta variant of the virus.

Health care workers wearing PPE

Evidence supports mandatory COVID vaccination for aged-care workers. But we need to make it easier too

30 Jun 2021

The federal government has announced COVID-19 vaccination will now become mandatory for aged-care workers. This comes amid a slow and troubled rollout in the sector.

A health care worker receiving a vaccine

Mandatory COVID vaccines for aged- and health-care workers could increase uptake, but we need to exhaust other options first

02 Jun 2021

If new incentives don't work, mandatory policies may be the only way forward in ensuring high COVID vaccine coverage of staff.

Woman showing vaccination.

COVID Files: Vaccination hesitancy

21 May 2021

What can we do to overcome vaccine hesitancy? Associate Professor Holly Seale, an infectious disease social scientist at UNSW Sydney Medicine and Health discusses what we can do to overcome this issue. 

COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

We need herd immunity against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

13 May 2021

Misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines can negatively impact public confidence in immunisation uptake, a new UNSW Sydney study reveals. 

mRNA versus adenovirus vaccine

COVID Files: mRNA versus adenovirus vaccine

02 May 2021

What is the difference between the mRNA vaccine and the adenovirus vaccine? Can the mRNA vaccine be tweaked when new variants develop?

Multiple bottles containing mRNA vaccines

The world is hungry for mRNA COVID vaccines like Pfizer's. But we're short of vital components

28 Apr 2021

Skyrocketing demand coupled with shortages of vital components is leading to bottlenecks in the supply chain of Pfizer's and other mRNA vaccines.

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