The effects of COVID vaccine mandates live on today. And a distrust of government is one of its biggest casualties.
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Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the flu vaccine optional in the military, an outbreak has led several branches of the military to make it mandatory again.
The US military helped create the first flu vaccine to keep service members in action – and the logic for requiring vaccination has not changed.
The report will inevitably be politicised. But it serves a useful function by airing grievances that will reemerge during any future public-health emergency.
The second COVID inquiry report reinforces that pandemics are not only health emergencies but also social crises, requiring attention to cohesion and equity.
When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, communities stay better protected against infectious diseases.
Removing vaccine mandates in Florida will worsen health disparities among populations that already have lower vaccination rates.
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.
Far-right groups and influencers blend their narratives into public concerns to spread their conspiracies and recruit more people to their worldview.
Here’s what the court found – and what this means for future legal challenges to vaccine mandates across Australia.
Mandates were meant to ensure continuity of public services during the pandemic. But a new study suggests they had limited impact on vaccination rates, while significantly hurting careers and eroding trust.
Vaccine policies fall on a spectrum, from mandates to recommendations. Deciding what to use and when is not so much a science but a balancing act between personal autonomy and public good.
Albertans struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Alberta Viewpoint Survey shows there’s a fragile optimism about the future as a provincial election approaches.
Danielle Smith’s win in the UCP leadership race follows the populist playbook. Will her time in office be a brief interlude, or the start of a significant challenge to national unity?
Fair Work Commission rulings on employer vaccination mandates highlight the need for fair processes.
We expect businesses to be more socially and environmentally responsible by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating harmful business practices — why don’t we do the same for COVID-19?
Many countries are winding back COVID-19 restrictions, but governments should be continuing to promote the importance of voluntary mask use and catching up outdoors.
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 “freedom convoy” was a culmination of years of persistent mobilization by far-right networks whose growth intensified as they digitally tapped into COVID-19 related grievances.
The constantly changing COVID-19 rules can be frustrating. But this pandemic is like no other public health crisis in history. It is better to think of the virus and US responses the way we think about hurricanes.
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Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Workplace and Business Law, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, National University of Singapore; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Director of Research and Policy at The Dor Foundation and Associate Professor of Politics at Deakin University, Deakin University
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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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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Research Fellow in Applied Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Police Studies, University of Tasmania