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When will we reach herd immunity? Here are three reasons that’s a hard question to answer

27 Jul 2021

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

How Australia’s fickleness on COVID vaccines is perpetuating global vaccine inequity

27 Jul 2021

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.

What we know about the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

26 Jul 2021

The Delta variant is likely to become the most dominant strain globally. What does that mean for current and future variants?

Sydney Harbour Bridge behind a chain link fence

Is Delta defeating us? Here’s why the variant makes contact tracing so much harder

23 Jul 2021

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.

masked man waits for the light rail in sydney

We’ve become used to wearing masks during COVID. But does that mean the habit will stick?

19 Jul 2021

In Hong Kong, SARS created a new social norm, where people accepted mask use as part of their 'civic responsibility'.

COVID-19 vaccination glossary to help non-English speakers

19 Jul 2021

The glossary will be translated into 31 languages.

Aged care with demential and increased medication

People entering aged care with new GP experience an increase in medication

19 Jul 2021

New research reveals people with dementia entering aged care with a new GP experienced a 20 per cent increase in prescribed medication.

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.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and astrazeneca policy

Do the public need clearer guidance when it comes to vaccine messaging?

09 Jul 2021

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

Study reveals uncertainty around efficacy and safety of low back pain analgesics

08 Jul 2021

Muscle relaxants might not be as effective at easing back pain as previously thought, a review indicates.

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