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Category: COVID-19

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Frontline health workers share their concerns and impact of the pandemic’s first wave

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA They’ve been described as the ‘true heroes’ of the pandemic, Australia’s frontline healthcare workers who’ve put … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Public Health
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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 February 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 February 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 February 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 26 January 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID-19, international health, The CODE, vaccinations
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The CODE COVID-19 International Update – 20 January 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
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The CODE COVID-19 International Update – 12 January 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, international health, The CODE, vaccines

A family perspective to the Omicron variant

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO We left 2021 exhausted, battered and bruised, but feeling optimistic. In Australia, we … More

Rows of Shupu knockoff Shure brand Microphone. Credit Wikimedia and Victor Grigas

On the value of microphones: The public urgently needs journalists to hold politicians accountable for the gaps in our national COVID response

Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri – President, PHAA As I write this on Sunday, I can hear the sound of the … More

Coronavirus, Public Health
White test showing 1 red line. COVID19 Aq written on test. Pink background.

Free rapid antigen tests makes economic sense for governments, our analysis shows

Professor Jonathan Karnon, Professor Billie Bonevski and Associate Professor Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, Flinders University Following considerable public pressure over the … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health equity
A line of people give the thumbs up and stand in front of a refrigerator containing COVID19 vaccines from Australia.

Vaccines and beyond: why partnerships and preparation are key to overcoming the pandemic

Dr Stephanie Williams, Australia’s Ambassador for Regional Health Security In 2021, the initial shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fiji, Indonesia, international health, Papua New Guinea, Public Health
Two people sitting at a desk, looking at a computer monitor. The person on the left is pointing at the monitor. A laptop also sits on the desk.

Can we avoid public health workforce burnout during health emergencies?

Amy Elizabeth Parry – Australian National University With no tangible end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, burnout of the … More

COVID-19, Mental Health, Public Health, public health workforce
Wrapped Christmas presents under a tree. Credit: Mike Fleming/Flickr.

All I want for Christmas is an Australian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO Mariah Carey’s classic Christmas hit is a commercial radio and shopping centre staple every December. If … More

ACDC, COVID-19, infectious disease, Prevention, Public Health
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID-19 International Update – 16 December 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, global health, international health, Public Health, vaccines
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID-19 International Update – 9 December 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, global health, international health, vaccines
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID-19 International Update – 2 December 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, global health, international health, vaccines
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Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed

Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University We don’t yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 will turn out … More

COVID-19, immunisation, TRIPS waiver
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The Code COVID-19 International Update – 25 November 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID-19, immunisation, The CODE
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The Code COVID-19 International Update – 18 November 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health equity, international health, Vaccine equity
Composite image features an "I helped #VaxTheIllawarra" social media tile and a portrait photo of Soutara Potter. Portrait photo credit Tad Souden

Why a Prime Ministerial aspirant chose a career in public health instead

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA To date our public health workforce features have documented the careers of professionals with many years … More

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The Code COVID19 International Update – 11 November 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID-19, international health, vaccinations
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The Code COVID19 International Update – 4 November 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health equity, international health, vaccines
A person wearing blue gloves prepares a syringe with vaccine.

Pandemics are by definition GLOBAL. Will Australia share the solution?

Terry Slevin – PHAA “The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for people aged … More

COVID-19, Health equity, immunisation, international health, vaccines
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID19 International Update – 27 October 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID-19, global health, immunisation
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID19 International Update – 21 October 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID-19, global health, immunisation
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Dr Karin English on how pandemic planning paid off in the national capital

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA We continue our series featuring the incredible diversity of work within Australia’s public health workforce. Today, … More

Associate Professor Michelle Dickson smiles and stands in front of a painting.

PHAA celebrates Michelle Dickson’s teaching contribution and shares her COVID-19 ‘silver linings’

‘For over 30 years, she has made a catalytic contribution to strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their communities … More

awards, Indigenous health, public health education
A man's hand holding glass of alcohol. Photography by Santeri Viinamäki/Wikipedia

Freedom from lockdown but shackled to alcohol: How Australia’s glorification of alcohol is damaging to public health

Dr Michelle I Jongenelis – Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change I write this piece … More

Alcohol, Coronavirus, Public Health
Composite image shows a social media tile from the Vax the Illawarra campaign featuring a thumbs up sign, and a photo of Toby Dawson, campaign volunteer

An update on the public health vaccination campaign tackling COVID wave in Illawarra

TOBY DAWSON – Vax the Illawarra Campaign Volunteer Background: In September we shared stories about the Vax The Illawarra campaign … More

Community health, COVID-19, vaccination
A man in a hat and dreadlocks smiles as he dries the hair of a small boy. Credit John Christian Fjellestad, Flickr.

10 ways we can better respond to the pandemic in a trauma-informed way

By Christina Heris, Australian National University; Catherine Chamberlain, The University of Melbourne; Cindy Woods, The University of Melbourne; Helen Herrman, The … More

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