COVID vaccines

People waiting in line with masks on

Once we achieve herd immunity, people who are not vaccinated benefit indirectly from the immunity of those around them. But it’s not easy to say exactly when we’ll reach this threshold for COVID-19.

People waiting at a COVID-19 Vaccine Centre

If Australians won’t take the AstraZeneca vaccine, we must donate it to save lives elsewhere, especially while we queue-jump for more Pfizer doses.

Runners on an athletics track jumping hurdles

To paraphrase a legendary golfing saying, the harder you work, the luckier you get.

Sydney Harbour Bridge behind a chain link fence

NSW's successful test and trace strategy controlled the Crossroads Hotel outbreak a year ago without needing a stringent lockdown. But this has not worked as well against Delta.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and astrazeneca policy

The Prime Minister is asking people in Greater Sydney to consider bringing forward their second AstraZeneca dose but what is the official health advice?   

scott morrison wearing an australia flag face mask

The Prime Minister has borrowed language from Franklin Roosevelt to describe his pathway out of the pandemic. But Morrison's 'New Deal' has the potential to leave too many people behind.

people walking through airport arrivals

People who contract COVID, and their contacts, have successfully self-isolated at home since the pandemic began.

Vaccination centre

In the end, the best protection is mass vaccination and ensuring as many people as possible are fully vaccinated as quickly as possible.

mRNA versus adenovirus vaccine

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

a mass vaccination space in a warehouse in Italy

We need to stop relying on small GP clinics and urgently move towards using mass vaccination hubs like stadiums, schools and parks.

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