The effects of COVID vaccine mandates live on today. And a distrust of government is one of its biggest casualties.
- Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Florida plans to scrap all vaccine mandates for school students, with the state’s governor describing them as ‘slavery’. Here’s what this could mean.
A recent study explored COVID experiences among Indigenous adults in WA. Here’s what we must learn for the next pandemic.
The move makes sense at this stage of the pandemic. But abolishing a vaccine mandate needs to be done carefully so as not to damage public trust.
Here’s what the court found – and what this means for future legal challenges to vaccine mandates across Australia.
Contrary to the popular belief that social media creates rumours about COVID vaccine harms, new research suggests social media generally only aids the spread of these rumours.
Queensland is removing the requirement to be vaccinated before entering cafes, pubs, galleries and other public spaces. But this could affect public attitudes about the importance of vaccination.
The arrival of the highly infectious Omicron variant has changed the COVID landscape in Australia. We asked 5 experts whether it’s time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events.
There are other pathways to increasing vaccination rates, while also fostering trust in the health-care system. These have proved difficult in the US, but are available in Australia.
Australians will soon need to prove they’re fully vaccinated to do things like travel overseas and visit restaurants and pubs.
Research shows Australians are broadly supportive of vaccine mandates. But to appear legitimate, a mandate needs to serve clearly articulated public health goals and be proportionate.
In Australia, a preference for a particular brand of COVID vaccine is likely to change, depending on the latest health advice, and media reports.
More people say they would support a vaccine mandate than say they would definitely take the vaccine themselves.
We analysed the public communication strategies that Australia and France used to promote childhood immunisation. There are lessons to be learned for the government’s current COVID vaccine campaign.
Women, particularly those of childbearing age, were more likely to be unsure about getting vaccinated.
Australia is set to get the green light to roll out the Pfizer vaccine any day now. There is a complex process behind this.
Amid good news on the vaccine trial-front, Australia must think more carefully about how a national roll-out would work.
Incels, or ‘involuntary celibate’ men, are increasingly radicalising online and committing acts of violence against women. New research explores ways the government can combat it.
Do recent lockdown protests indicate that Australia is on the path to Trump’s America? While we can currently rest easy, the problem requires careful consideration.
In some countries, parents are fined if they don’t vaccinate their child or they have to go on a course before being granted an exemption to vaccinate. Are any of these options right for Australia?
Often cited as one of the most important medical breakthroughs in human history, immunisation has been a hallmark of public health interventions for more than 200 years. Globally, an estimated 2.5 million…
Intrigued by recent research that shows longer-term breastfeeding may be linked to higher IQs, I shared an article about it on my Facebook page. I was promptly accused of “breast-is-best” fascism. It appears…
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