‘Nothing sinister’:What are COVID vaccine side effects?

‘Nothing sinister’:What are COVID vaccine side effects?

It’s not unusual to feel lousy after a vaccine. But why do some people get side effects and others don’t? And what are the more serious (and rare) ones to watch out for?

  • bySherryn Groch andRachel Clun

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The anti-vaxxer movement is much bigger than Facebook

The anti-vaxxer movement is much bigger than Facebook

Late last week President Joe Biden achieved something I’d thought impossible:He got me to feel bad for Mark Zuckerberg.

  • byFarhad Manjoo
How anti-vaxxers are weaponising pregnant women’s fears

How anti-vaxxers are weaponising pregnant women’s fears

One obstetrician says she has never experienced anything like this,as anti-vaccination activists launch coordinated social media attacks to plant seeds of doubt over the COVID-19 vaccine.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Push for new laws to tackle COVID-19 misinformation ahead of vaccine rollout

Push for new laws to tackle COVID-19 misinformation ahead of vaccine rollout

Immunisation advocacy groups are backing a new campaign to force social media companies to keep a live list of popular COVID-19 material shared on their platforms to help combat misinformation.

  • byLisa Visentin
AMA calls for social media campaign to counter COVID conspiracy theories

AMA calls for social media campaign to counter COVID conspiracy theories

The call comes after Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack said in an interview that"facts sometimes are contentious".

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
Fears anti-vaxxers could derail vaccination rollout

Fears anti-vaxxers could derail vaccination rollout

The social media behemoths have been grappling with how to deal with fake news,including the outcome of the US Presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • byJennifer Duke
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The heartbreak of loving a conspiracy theorist

The heartbreak of loving a conspiracy theorist

I fear the person I love has disappeared down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories,never to return.

  • byKasey Edwards
Anti-vaxxer movement casts doubts on whether COVID vaccine would succeed

Anti-vaxxer movement casts doubts on whether COVID vaccine would succeed

A number of polls around the world show such large proportions of the population remain reluctant to get vaccines that it raises doubts whether herd immunity could be reached.

  • byJennifer Rigby
Experts warn of new strains of misinformation as COVID-19 seeds conspiracy theories

Experts warn of new strains of misinformation as COVID-19 seeds conspiracy theories

The pandemic has breathed new life into anti-vaccination and anti-5G conspiracy theories,even combining the two to create new viral myths.

  • byTim Biggs
'I opt out':Indonesia's ambassador to India promotes anti-vax views

'I opt out':Indonesia's ambassador to India promotes anti-vax views

One of Indonesia's top diplomats says he does not want a coronavirus vaccine - and believes physical exercise is the key to fighting the virus.

  • byJames Massola
'Act now':AMA urges health education to combat'growing'anti-vaxxer movement
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'Act now':AMA urges health education to combat'growing'anti-vaxxer movement

AMA president Tony Bartone said government and media must act now to ensure immunisation science is communicated above and beyond conspiracy theories.

  • byMax Koslowski