Boosters and vaccinating children mean we’re relying on two pharmaceutical companies to supply Australia’s COVID vaccines. That needs to change.
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Fourth doses are now being offered to vulnerable groups. But if you’re young and healthy, will you need one?
COVID cases are predicted to rise as we face another variant. So a 4th shot to top up our immunity is looking more likely as we head into winter.
Fewer people reported needing to miss work after their booster, compared to their second dose.
Emerging evidence suggests the highly infectious Omicron variant has the ability to escape the protection two vaccine doses offer.
Infection seems to add a boost to immunity – but vaccination is still vital and breakthrough infections should be avoided as much as possible.
People are buzzing with questions about the omicron variant and whether it could help usher in herd immunity. A team of virologists deciphers the latest findings.
If you or your child test positive for COVID, you clearly can’t go to that vaccination or booster appointment you had booked this week. So, when can you go?
For a number of reasons, as time goes on vaccines become less effective. So how do researchers calculate how well vaccines are working?
If it’s been six months since your second COVID vaccine dose, it’s time to book in for your booster. Here’s why.
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.
For starters, we need to start thinking of fully vaccinated as three doses, not two. But vaccines alone won’t be enough.
Tracking the pandemic’s waves enables authorities and policy makers to take action to keep new waves at bay.
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Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Virology and Immunology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Postdoctoral fellow, McGill University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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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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Vice Chancellors Senior Research Fellow in Immunology, RMIT University
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Academic Specialist & Senior Lecturer in Cancer Sciences & Digital Health | Superstar of STEM | Science Communicator, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Immunology, Cardiff Metropolitan 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 Population Health, UNSW
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Professor and Laboratory Head, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University