Happy Family in medical masks makes a video call on Christmas holiday in Covid 19 Coronavirus Pandemic

With Sydney coronavirus outbreak, experts fear Christmas could lead to '…

Throw in the Boxing Day sales, where large crowds mingle indoors, and it's a "potential ticking time bomb", says University of NSW epidemiologist Professor Raina MacIntyre who heads the Biosecurity… more
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Grim warning Sydney's covid cases could hit 3,000 by January

Grim warning Sydney's covid cases could hit 3,000 by January unless the ENTIRE city goes into lockdown - as experts call for New Year's Eve celebrations to be cancelled. Sydney reported 30 new cases… more
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New Year’s ‘mother of all super-spreaders’

Top epidemiologist Raina MacIntyre warns that Sydney faces up to 3000 cases by January unless there is an immediate lockdown. READ MORE
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Why Sydney is facing a super-spreading disaster.

Opinion by Professor Raina Macintyre, the head of Biosecurity Research Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW. READ MORE
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It is no time to breathe easy, Sydney – the holiday COVID threat is serious

Opinion by Professor Raina Macintyre, the head of Biosecurity Research Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW. READ MORE
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The ‘big problem’ with Australia’s COVID vaccine plan

Professor MacIntyre says Australia’s vaccine plan relies too heavily on vaccines which appear to be less effective, and we have not secured enough doses of the more promising mRNA vaccines, which… more