Finding the best strategies for available vaccine supply
If Australia had met its original COVID vaccine targets, around 6 million Australians would have had their first dose by now. According to the ABC's data journalists, the number is less than half of… more
Experimental Evidence for the Optimal Design of a High-Performing Cloth Mask
Cloth face masks can help protect yourself and others from COVID-19, but just how effective are they at containing an explosive human sneeze? Now, researchers reporting in ACS Biomaterials Science… more
COVID booster
Five things science learned about COVID-19 last week. Strategies for limited supplies of vaccines A paper published in the journal Vaccine outlines potential scenarios for vaccination in the event… more
Don’t criminalise Australians in India: bring them home to safety
There is no logical explanation for selectively imprisoning Indian Australians. There is a human rights issue here, that citizens should be enabled to come home safely and that we should not have… more
Daunting 2023 prediction for Australia's closed border
Experts continue to warn of the dangers of Australia's current hotel quarantine system, with one believing the program could still be in use in 2023. With the virus mutations wreaking havoc in other… more