Tag: vaccine
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Monkeypox in Australia: should you be worried? And who can get the vaccine?
Jaya Dantas, Curtin University On July 23, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” – the highest global alert level for a disease outbreak. Following this and with 45 cases in Australia, Chief Medical…
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COVID-19 vaccine campaigns: the art of health communication
Terry Slevin When it comes to COVID19 vaccine hesitancy, the discussion, debate and media reporting over the past fortnight or so is worrying, particularly for those in the public health community who have been monitoring the pandemic closely from the start. One of Australia’s leading experts in this area, PHAA…
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Australia’s national COVID-19 vaccination strategy is reasonable and fair
Dr Tarun Weeramanthri, President, Public Health Association of Australia Vaccination is a key element of Australia’s COVID-19 strategy for 2021. At the moment, there is a heated public debate about the mix of vaccines that should be used in Australia. But let’s step back a bit. On the surface, this…