Vaccination alone not enough to control COVID-19
Vaccination alone is not enough to achieve control of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn, proposing a raft of measures to avoid a crippling resurgence of disease once restrictions are lifted.… more
Reopening Plan Could Leave Some Australian Hospitals Overwhelmed
Hospitals in Australia’s most populous state risk being overwhelmed by Covid cases by the end of the year if the government’s reopening plan is executed, according to modeling from public health body… more
Harnessing artificial intelligence to help prevent epidemics before they spread
As with the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities usually identify epidemics through public health surveillance, but could we do it earlier by being able to mine “the vast un-curated public data… more
Lockdown-weary Australia plans reopening as Covid-19 death toll tops 1,000
As Australia’s Covid-19 deaths exceed 1,000, a grim toll but modest by global standards, a country that has used relentless lockdowns now faces perhaps its biggest health policy challenge of the… more
COVID vaccine in Ballarat: Youth surge ahead but children's jabs vital
HIGH numbers of vaccinated children in all communities will be vital to safely unlock our strict COVID-19 rules, researchers from leading Australian universities claim. READ MORE