A study found that South Koreans who received donated US vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic were more in favor of their government giving to other nations.
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As we prepare for the festive season, it’s easy to let COVID boosters fall off our to-do lists. But COVID is still circulating and new shots are available.
Public health experts and professional health care associations have expressed concern that the guidance goes against research on the vaccine’s benefits in pregnancy.
Most people who get COVID today will experience only a mild illness. But some are still at risk of severe illness. Here’s what the virus looks like 5 years on.
Much, if not all, long COVID appears to be driven by the virus persisting in the body. Formal proof remains elusive but here’s what the science shows.
COVID booster shots had little effect in preventing deaths in care homes in England, new study shows.
Vaccination rates vary widely from GP to GP. Here’s why – and what governments need to do about it.
Claims that COVID vaccines may have helped fuel a rise in excess deaths have appeared in several major news outlets. An expert examines the evidence.
New research confirms that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at reducing the cardiovascular complications that are a hallmark of COVID-19 infection.
The JN.1 variant has become dominant in Australia and around the world, causing large waves of infections. Here’s what we know about it so far – and why it’s so important.
Another year, another COVID wave. Here’s what we know about what the virus is doing around the country.
As the virus continues to mutate, COVID vaccines are updated. This brings us to the latest announcement about the new ‘monovalent’ vaccines.
We still have much to learn about many aspects of COVID-19 — including its lingering health effects and the mechanics of its endless mutations — but we do know one thing: we can’t let our guard down.
New research shows that breastfeeding rates peaked in 2020, a time of strict COVID restrictions.
The World Health Organization has classified the EG.5 family of Omicron variants, including Eris, as ‘variants of interest’. What does that mean? And how does Eris differ to other Omicron variants?
The current increase in infections is not any surprise to disease scientists – nor is it anything to be too concerned about.
Firstly, there is no such thing as ‘too much’ immunity. Beyond the regular side-effects of a vaccine, there are no known additional risks to being re-vaccinated soon after an infection.
To adequately prepare for the next pandemic, we need to understand where people’s spirituality and science scepticism overlap – and why.
Cases of the flu and COVID are set to rise over winter, with many people looking to get vaccinated against both viruses.
We found the protection offered by COVID vaccines wanes more quickly in people with severe obesity compared to those of normal weight.
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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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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor, Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Director and CEO, Burnet Institute
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Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Director Centre > Health Equity in Regional and Remote Communities, CQUniversity Australia
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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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Academic Specialist & Senior Lecturer in Cancer Sciences & Digital Health | Superstar of STEM | Science Communicator, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Health Technology Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Webster Family Chair in Viral Pathogenesis, University of Otago
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Senior Research and Policy Officer, Burnet Institute
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Laboratory Head, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity