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As Melbourne cautiously opens up today, what lies ahead?

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By Michael Toole, Burnet Institute and Mark Stoové, Burnet Institute This morning, Melburnians are waking up to the end of the city’s sixth lockdown. Since March...
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NSW scraps home quarantine for returnees. What are the risks, and what does this...

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By Amalie Dyda, The University of Queensland New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced that from November 1, quarantine will no longer be required...
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Tired of lockdown rules? Our analysis shows most Australians have curbed mixing and helped...

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By Christopher Baker, The University of Melbourne; Freya Shearer, The University of Melbourne; James McCaw, The University of Melbourne, and Nick Golding, Curtin University Unthinkable...
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Who can’t have a COVID vaccine and how do I get a medical exemption?

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By Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children's Research Institute As Australia works towards getting 80% of over-16s fully vaccinated against COVID and higher, there’s more pressure to...
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‘Are you double dosed?’ How to ask friends and family if they’re vaccinated, and...

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By Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Julie Leask, University of Sydney The weekend is approaching, your fridge is stocked with cheese and you’re...
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Building trust with migrant and refugee communities is crucial for public health measures to...

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By Devaki Monani, Charles Darwin University; Ben O'Mara, Swinburne University of Technology, and Gemma Carey, UNSW During COVID-19 we’ve seen racism and discrimination against migrant...
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COVID will likely shift from pandemic to endemic — but what does that mean?

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By Lara Herrero, Griffith University and Eugene Madzokere, Griffith University Most people are wondering when and how the COVID pandemic will end and there are...
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Vaccine passports are coming to Australia. How will they work and what will you...

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By Katie Attwell, The University of Western Australia Even before any COVID-19 vaccines were invented, vaccine passports for participation in public activities appeared likely. Australia’s plagued...
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What do I need to know about the Moderna vaccine? And how does it...

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By Archa Fox, The University of Western Australia and Thomas Preiss, Australian National University Australia’s medical regulator has provisionally approved another COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, for...
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Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts

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By Phoebe Roth, The Conversation Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently announced provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in 12-15-year-olds. Last month, the...