August 2023
The $183b COVID boom is turning to bust for Pfizer and Moderna
Moderna’s share price has already declined 43 per cent since the start of this year, while Pfizer’s has fallen 30 per cent.
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- Matthew Cranston
October 2022
Djokovic has ‘good chance’ of getting Australian visa
A Melbourne-based immigration lawyer says Novak Djokovic is likely to be granted a visa if he applies to enter the country for next year’s Australian Open despite his deportation in January.
- Dennis Passa
August 2022
Race to vaccinate against monkeypox before summer
With a worldwide shortage of monkeypox vaccines, Australian experts say each dose can safely be split five ways to prevent infection.
- Jill Margo
April 2022
‘Party’s over’ as Australia hits vaccine ceiling
The nation did extremely well with primary doses of the vaccine, but now it has hit an impasse with boosters.
- Jill Margo
January 2022
ABF says prior infection never been grounds for avoiding quarantine
Its doubling down comes the political fallout of Novak Djokovic’s sensational deportation continues.
- Hannah Wootton
- Exclusive
- Coronavirus pandemic
Teenagers with waning immunity are heading back to school
Australian officials are yet to approve booster shots for teenagers, despite surging case numbers caused by the omicron variant.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2021
Hunt to launch booster-shot campaign on fears of no omicron immunity
“Boosters are very important to give that extra immunity, particularly as the omicron variant is likely to spread around the world,” says Brendan Murphy.
- Jacob Greber
November 2021
UK raises alarm over new COVID-19 variant that could beat vaccines
Officials say the variant, which has twice the number of mutations as the delta variant, is the ‘worst one yet’.
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- Alistair Smout and William Schomberg
October 2021
The quest for super immunity to the pandemic has started
In some people, being both infected with the virus and later injected with a vaccine against it provides a level of resistance that makes them almost super immune to the virus.
- Jill Margo
September 2021
- Exclusive
- Vaccination
Downer makes jabs mandatory for recruits
The major service provider has announced it will require all new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in response to growing client demand, sparking union concerns.
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- David Marin-Guzman
August 2021
Extra Pfizer jabs rushed to Sydney hotspots
The additional vaccines will be enough to offer a first dose to every 20- to 39-year-old who is yet to receive one, says the federal government.
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- Ronald Mizen and Michael Read
July 2021
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
The end of lockdowns is near but it’s not here yet
There’s no living with a strain three times more infectious than flu and 20 times as fatal. So we can’t go wobbly on the strategy that’s prevented the deaths and economic carnage that premature reopening would entail.
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- Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Shopping centres on board for vaccine rollout
Multi-storey carparks at major shopping centres could host vaccinations, with drive-through jabs a possibility.
- Tom McIlroy
The new weapons in the war against COVID-19
Global virus treatments are evolving beyond vaccines as countries discover there are more ways than one to deal with the pandemic.
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- Emma Connors
June 2021
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Let’s hope NSW can hold out against lockdown
With NSW still on a knife edge, a shutdown would be a disaster for Scott Morrison, as it would show the delta variant has got loose among one of the least vaccinated populations in the world.
- The AFR View
CSL leads the vaccine fight against the Hong Kong flu
From the archives: As part of our Platinum 70 Year, we take a look back at opinions and reports from The Australian Financial Review on significant domestic and international events over the past seven decades.
May 2021
Lotteries, discounts and free beers: How to boost the vaccine rollout
The Australian government and private companies could consider offering free burgers and beers, lottery tickets and time off work as part of the plan.
- Ronald Mizen
Vaccine rate needs to quadruple to reach herd immunity by Christmas
Leaked analysis shows Australia would need to administer 142,000 coronavirus vaccine doses daily to reach 70 per cent herd immunity by Christmas.
- Finbar O'Mallon
April 2021
Study bolsters case that antibody drugs can prevent COVID-19
Using the cumbersome drugs on a large scale won’t be necessary, as vaccines are sufficient for the vast majority of people and are increasingly available.
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- Rebecca Robbins
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Jabbed out of our complacency on vaccines
The vaccine program would be less prone to the fear of tiny risks if it had fewer unforced errors.
- The AFR View