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Australian Scientist, Lidia Morawska is one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential

Proclaimed one of Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people in the world”, Prof Lidia Morawska earned this recognition due to her advocation of the significance of aerosol transmission in COVID-19.

By Healthed

Public health

Clinical Articles

What GPs think of the prospect of a Medicare audit

It is little wonder that most Australian GPs confess to feeling anxious at the prospect of a Medicare audit.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Public health

Clinical Articles

Why do GPs fear the PSR?

Receiving a personalised message from the PSR will not be any GP’s idea of a good way to start the day.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Under-12s are increasingly catching COVID-19. How sick are they getting and when will we be able to vaccinate them?

In July Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 12-15.

By A/Prof Nicholas Wood

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

If you’re going to mandate COVID vaccination at your workplace, here’s how to do it ethically

Compulsory COVID vaccination is in the news again now Qantas has just announced its employees will need a shot

By Healthed

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Maintaining current rates of vaccination

The COVID vaccine rollout is certainly moving forward admirably. Authorities are predicting at this rate we might reach our 70% target in November and the 80% target by the end of the year

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

What will it take to increase vaccination rates?

We now have the target. We know we need to get up around the 70-80% mark in terms of vaccination coverage before we can start to think about getting back to some semblance of normality here in Australia.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Who’s up for a booster?

You might think that after the phenomenal effort general practice has put in to vaccinate the Australian population against COVID, that they’d be entitled to say ‘let someone else do the boosters.’

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Report: Three New Estimates of India’s All-Cause Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic

India lacks an authoritative estimate of the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic. We report excess mortality estimates from three different data sources from the pandemic’s start through June 2021.

By Healthed

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Should it be mandatory in general practice?

The vast majority of Australian GPs believe that COVID vaccination should be mandatory for all those who work in general practice.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Reliable information on COVID vaccine required for Aussie GPs

As millions of extra Pfizer vaccines arrive on our doorstep, information on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout remains cloudy.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

How can younger Australians decide about the AstraZeneca vaccine? A GP explains

It has been a wild week for public messaging about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine — baffling both for the public and for general practitioners like me.

By Dr Brett Montgomery

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Australian Scientist, Lidia Morawska is one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential

Proclaimed one of Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people in the world”, Prof Lidia Morawska earned this recognition due to her advocation of the significance of aerosol transmission in COVID-19.

What GPs think of the prospect of a Medicare audit

It is little wonder that most Australian GPs confess to feeling anxious at the prospect of a Medicare audit.

Why do GPs fear the PSR?

Receiving a personalised message from the PSR will not be any GP’s idea of a good way to start the day.

Under-12s are increasingly catching COVID-19. How sick are they getting and when will we be able to vaccinate them?

In July Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 12-15.

If you’re going to mandate COVID vaccination at your workplace, here’s how to do it ethically

Compulsory COVID vaccination is in the news again now Qantas has just announced its employees will need a shot

Maintaining current rates of vaccination

The COVID vaccine rollout is certainly moving forward admirably. Authorities are predicting at this rate we might reach our 70% target in November and the 80% target by the end of the year

What will it take to increase vaccination rates?

We now have the target. We know we need to get up around the 70-80% mark in terms of vaccination coverage before we can start to think about getting back to some semblance of normality here in Australia.

Who’s up for a booster?

You might think that after the phenomenal effort general practice has put in to vaccinate the Australian population against COVID, that they’d be entitled to say ‘let someone else do the boosters.’

Report: Three New Estimates of India’s All-Cause Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic

India lacks an authoritative estimate of the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic. We report excess mortality estimates from three different data sources from the pandemic’s start through June 2021.

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Should it be mandatory in general practice?

The vast majority of Australian GPs believe that COVID vaccination should be mandatory for all those who work in general practice.

Reliable information on COVID vaccine required for Aussie GPs

As millions of extra Pfizer vaccines arrive on our doorstep, information on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout remains cloudy.

How can younger Australians decide about the AstraZeneca vaccine? A GP explains

It has been a wild week for public messaging about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine — baffling both for the public and for general practitioners like me.

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Proclaimed one of Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people in the world”, Prof Lidia Morawska earned this recognition due to her advocation of the significance of aerosol transmission in COVID-19.

It is little wonder that most Australian GPs confess to feeling anxious at the prospect of a Medicare audit.

Receiving a personalised message from the PSR will not be any GP’s idea of a good way to start the day.

In July Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 12-15.

Compulsory COVID vaccination is in the news again now Qantas has just announced its employees will need a shot

The COVID vaccine rollout is certainly moving forward admirably. Authorities are predicting at this rate we might reach our 70% target in November and the 80% target by the end of the year

We now have the target. We know we need to get up around the 70-80% mark in terms of vaccination coverage before we can start to think about getting back to some semblance of normality here in Australia.

You might think that after the phenomenal effort general practice has put in to vaccinate the Australian population against COVID, that they’d be entitled to say ‘let someone else do the boosters.’

India lacks an authoritative estimate of the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic. We report excess mortality estimates from three different data sources from the pandemic’s start through June 2021.

The vast majority of Australian GPs believe that COVID vaccination should be mandatory for all those who work in general practice.

As millions of extra Pfizer vaccines arrive on our doorstep, information on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout remains cloudy.

It has been a wild week for public messaging about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine — baffling both for the public and for general practitioners like me.

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