Australian vaccine rollout needs all hands on deck…
Australia’s vaccine rollout is due to be reset after the news last night the AstraZeneca vaccine would not be recommended for people under 50. Instead, this age group will be offered the Pfizer… more
Should We Keep Wearing Masks Even After the Pandemic Ends?
Masks are “minimally invasive, safe, cheap, effective,” says Raina MacIntyre, a professor of global biosecurity at Australia’s University of New South Wales who has studied face masks since long… more
W.H.O. Inquiry on the Pandemic’s Origin: What We Know
Did Covid-19 come from animal markets? It’s unclear. Did it emerge from a lab? Also unclear. Here’s what a new W.H.O. report says — including questions that the agency’s own chief raised about the… more
Brisbane cluster expected to grow as questions mount over vaccinations
Queensland has recorded eight new local coronavirus cases. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk earlier said she expected the Queensland cluster to balloon further today, as the spotlight falls on the… more
Experts call for more transparency around pandemic decisions
Australia needs to be more transparent when it comes to how official bodies make public health decisions during a pandemic, a group of experts have argued. A number of infectious diseases experts… more