Australia’s former deputy chief medico has called on the medical profession to smash the false idol of COVID-19 eradication and prepare the public for the next critical phase of the pandemic:open international borders.
Queensland’s Health Minister has rejected reports the state lowered its vaccine intake,saying they reached an agreement with the Commonwealth to send extra doses directly to GPs.
About one-fifth of all cases of COVID-19 in Canada have occurred in children and teenagers. The government sees vaccinating young people as a key to halting the virus.
The Sydney Olympic Park clinic will initially be used to complete the vaccinations for frontline healthcare and quarantine workers and their families.
Australia is among about 25 countries,including the US and New Zealand,who have a scheme to pay compensation to people who suffer adverse vaccine reactions.
Relatives of Genene Norris,the woman who died days after receiving an AstraZeneca jab,have paid tribute to her “fun-loving,happy character and her sense of service to those around her”.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration says the death of a 48-year-old woman this week was likely linked to her COVID-19 vaccination.
America’s top COVID adviser praised Australia’s response to the pandemic but warned that no country was safe until the virus was globally under control.
People vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine have a 50 per cent chance of developing mild side effects,and one in four will need to take time off work,study,or their daily responsibilities after getting their first dose.
UQ researchers have taken their first steps towards re-engineering their molecular clamp to fight COVID and other diseases.
We’ve delivered a jab to only about 2 per cent of Australians,while Britain and the US are at 46 per cent and 30 per cent. There’s simply no time left to waste to get this right.