Income plays a large role in shaping the structural barriers people face in accessing vaccination.
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Infection seems to add a boost to immunity – but vaccination is still vital and breakthrough infections should be avoided as much as possible.
At this stage, we cannot say anything about the severity of cases with Omicron - either in primary or reinfections.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available for children aged 5-11 from January 10, after it cleared the final regulatory step. Here’s what you need to know.
Australia’s regulator has approved the Pfizer COVID vaccine for 5-11 year olds, with the rollout expected to start on January 10. Here’s how to prepare your child if they’re fearful of needles.
Mandates should be considered only when all geographical, financial and cultural access issues have been addressed. They should be a last resort.
Barcodes containing verifiable information could make our lives easier and provide safe access to buildings or online services. But a global effort will be necessary to make them completely secure.
The delay in vaccinating children means public health measures will be vital in keeping COVID under control in the community.
The need of the moment is for low- and middle-income countries to improve their own manufacturing capabilities.
Properly engaged and monitored, Nigeria’s private sector can do more in COVID vaccination exercise.
The effectiveness of vaccination as a public health strategy will continue to be compromised while large numbers of the global community remain unvaccinated.
The development of COVID vaccines has already been explosive. There are more innovations on the way.
Scientists are still working to understand this rare COVID syndrome in children.
Some people feel uneasy about sharing their COVID vaccination status and cite their right to privacy. The law defines when and how information can be collected and when public health trumps privacy.
While the vast majority of health workers are prepared to accept COVID vaccinations, we need to make sure the concerns of the minority are heard and don’t compromise safety.
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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