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If it’s been six months since your second COVID vaccine dose, it’s time to book in for your booster. Here’s why.
It’s worth having a conversation with family and friends to set some rules to minimise the risk of COVID transmission.
The UK has been rolling out COVID vaccines for a year. It’s been quite a ride.
Children who avoid or refuse medical procedures like COVID-19 tests or vaccinations aren’t misbehaving — they need help to manage their fears. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help your child cope.
We won’t know whether Omicron evades COVID vaccines for another few weeks. Here’s why.
Evidence suggests kids under 12 aren’t major drivers of COVID spread. Avoiding them isn’t necessary.
What childhood vaccine mandates tell us about their effectiveness at improving uptake.
Should countries require COVID-19 vaccination for entry while vaccines remain globally scarce?
It’s too early to say whether the newly identified omicron variant is going to overtake delta. But particular mutations in the new strain have researchers deeply concerned.
Two film crews comprised of Latino and Black cinematic arts graduate students made short films to counter vaccine fears in both communities.
With low COVID vaccination coverage in southern Africa, some have suggested global vaccine inequities may be responsible for the emergence of Omicron.
Given the Omicron variant has already spread beyond southern Africa, a ban on travellers from those countries will slow the spread and buy crucial time, but won’t stop this strain in its tracks.
Booster shots are a common necessity for vaccines to keep working. Recent research shows COVID-19 booster shots are recommended for high-risk individuals — and may benefit the rest of us too.
Now that restrictions are lifting and leisure travel is resuming, we need to be reminded that travel has positive effects on our health and wellness.
Merck and Pfizer both have oral antiviral pills under review by the FDA. Such treatments could help turn the tide of the pandemic.
Beset by delays, this vaccine is becoming available when low-income countries are desperately short of doses.
Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of COVID progressing to severe disease, including in children. Vaccination is key to reducing this risk.
A vaccinated person is less likely to get COVID, is less contagious, and is contagious for a shorter time.
Luciferase is a useful tool in medicine and has nothing to do with Satan.
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Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Professor, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney
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Early Career Research Leader, Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University
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Professor of Paediatrics and vaccinologist, Royal Childrens Hospital, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI); Associate Dean International, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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Research associate, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Brown University
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University