As more cases of the virus emerge outside Africa, there are significant concerns about its potential to escalate, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
Clinical trials of an mRNA vaccine have begun, and researchers expect broadly positive outcomes in the fight against the widespread illness.
Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there’s now an increasing number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
XBB. 1.5 and other subvariants do signal a change in how the virus is mutating. Here’s what this means for Australia and globally.
Medical students in Melbourne spent much of 2020-21 learning via Zoom, but for rural students it was a case of hands-on healthcare with real patient outcomes – and now many of them are staying put.
The Omicron strain is driving a rapid increase in China, and is quicker to transmit than other variants.
Unequal access to the COVID-19 vaccine fuelled calls for a patent waiver, but any major change needs to ensure a better outcome for developing economies.
Unclear and often mixed messages have contributed to public confusion that has arguably placed people’s health at risk.
A Different Lens: While it’s easy to dwell on the darker elements of contemporary global politics, we should all remember that positive change is also afoot.
Just because we’re in a period of social change doesn’t mean we have to lose momentum on sustainability. There are six things we can do right now to offset our daily waste from disposable masks.
The ruling could justify the future visa cancellation of any individual who is seen as a ‘role model’ and who may be perceived as causing social unrest.
2022 will be the year we finally have all the means, measures, and tools to control the pandemic to a non-lethal state.
How do we enable people to make evidence-based, health and life-protecting choices in a pandemic?
At this stage it’s hard to know for sure why Melbourne’s COVID numbers are higher, but it’s likely that climate plays a role.
Biometrics technology offers to cut the Gordian knot of passwords, usernames, PIN and QR codes, as well as passports and vaccine cards – but at what cost?
The new phase of the pandemic will come with a period of uncertainty as we adjust to “living with the virus” and a see-sawing of some restrictions.
The Victoria OHS regulator’s charging of the state’s health department for failing to keep hotel quarantine workers safe from COVID-19 serves as a warning ahead of the nation opening.
For refugees and those seeking asylum, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on their ability to find and retain work.
A lot has changed in COVID treatment since the pandemic began. Here are the treatments you can expect — from being diagnosed, to going to hospital, and for those who need to be cared for in ICU.
The new variant of interest, detected in 42 countries, possesses a “constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape”.
When we live in society, we give up our “natural freedom” to do whatever we like, and we gain a new “civil freedom” to enjoy the benefits of common life.
There’s more we can do to help ourselves and others in such challenging times, and mindfulness may be one approach that can sustain us.
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