COVID-19

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If I’ve already had COVID, do I need a vaccine? And...

By Sunit K. Singh, Banaras Hindu University Over a year into the pandemic, questions around immune responses after COVID continue to confound. One question many people...
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We probably can’t eliminate COVID in Australia forever. As we vaccinate,...

By Maximilian de Courten, Victoria University and Rosemary V Calder, Victoria University Nearly half of Australia’s population was in lockdown last month, as parts of...
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Yes, lockdowns are costly. But the alternatives are worse

By Patrick Abraham, The University of Melbourne; Laxman Bablani, The University of Melbourne; Natalie Carvalho, The University of Melbourne, and Tony Blakely, The University...
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How rare are blood clots after the AstraZeneca vaccine? What should...

By Karlheinz Peter, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and James McFadyen, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute With COVID-19 community transmission on the rise once again,...
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An official from the Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe greeting a plane carrying Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China. Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

How China used the media to spread its COVID narrative —...

By Julia Bergin, The University of Melbourne At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed prime real estate in the centre...
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Vaccine campaign to support culturally and linguistically diverse communities

The Australian Government’s $31 million COVID-19 vaccination public information campaign started rolling out across the country. A further $1.3 million has been provided for peak...
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