Can vaccines offer an exit plan from Covid-19? – Prof Raina Macintyre
What we do not know yet is the efficacy of these vaccines in preventing all infection (symptomatic and asymptomatic). This is of interest in assessing the ability to achieve herd immunity. Only… more
Ignoring pandemic experts proves fatal – Prof Raina Macintyre
The catastrophic failure of many Western democracies such as the U.S., UK and many European countries to control COVID-19 has been shocking. READ MORE
Australia must vaccinate 100,000 people every day to meet government targets
Professor Raina MacIntyre, head of the biosecurity program at the Kirby Institute at the University of NSW, said last week that the AstraZeneca vaccine may protect “against death and hospitalisation… more
Vaccine ‘not good enough to stop the coronavirus’
Raina MacIntyre, the head of the biosecurity program at the University of NSW’s Kirby Institute, said Australia would not achieve herd immunity if most people in the community received the ordinary… more
How important are COVID vaccine efficacy rates?
Experts weigh in on whether greater investment in candidates with a higher efficacy rate would actually provide greater promise of elimination. READ MORE