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Vaccine passports are coming to Australia. How will they work and...

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...

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...
COVID-19
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Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts

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...
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...
COVID-19
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For refugees in Australia, life during COVID lockdowns recalls the trauma...

By Philippa Specker, UNSW; Angela Nickerson, UNSW, and Belinda Liddell, UNSW While the COVID-19 pandemic is weighing heavily on everyone’s mental health, people from refugee...
Health
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Could drinking 6 cups of coffee a day shrink your brain...

By Lachlan Van Schaik, La Trobe University Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by...
Health
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