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How to shut down the anti-vaxxer you love

How to shut down the anti-vaxxer you love

People who don’t want the Covid-19 vaccine can be hard to argue with – here’s how to debunk the most common anti-vax myths.

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Difference between Pfizer and AstraZeneca

Difference between Pfizer and AstraZeneca

As Australia tries to reach a 70 per cent vaccinated goal, here are the differences between Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines explained.

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Coronavirus Health

Kids and Covid: What you need to know

Kids and Covid: What you need to know

What you need to know for each age group as the Delta strain increasingly infects young people, and carries a worrying complication.

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BRISBANE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 1, 2021: Rhys Barnes gets a Pfizer vaccination from enrolled nurse Maria Mathews at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition centre vaccination hub. NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

Expert’s vaccine ‘cover up’ claim trashed

A leading cardiologist’s calls to pull covid vaccines for good sparked widespread panic. An Aussie doctor has this to say about it.

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Mum ‘relentlessly tortured’ after taking jab

A Sydney mother is bedridden and in agony from what specialists say is a Covid-19 vaccine injury. Her horror story keeps getting worse.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confronts heckler at Midsumma Pride March press conference. Picture: 9 News

Dan brutally shuts down anti-vaxxer heckler

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews is still justifying his government’s Covid response three years on, this time in a heated dispute with a heckler.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos 30 AUGUST 2021 : Melbourne continues its lockdown due to a coronavirus spread from NSW. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

How unvaxxed Aussies lost ‘everything’

Unvaccinated Aussies who have lost relationships, jobs, friendships and even precious time with loved ones have spoken out.

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Sunday Footy Show hosts’ stunning claim

Hosts of Nine’s Sunday Footy Show have made a controversial claim about Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines’ health issues.

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This picture taken on February 15, 2022 shows a syringe with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at a hospital in Tokyo. - The percentage of teenage girls getting the HPV vaccine has been close to zero since the country's 2013 decision not to promote the jab as panic erupted over alleged side effects, but from April 1, 2022 authorities will actively recommend and share information about the vaccine, which is free for girls aged 12-16 in Japan and has been found safe in extensive trials. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-vaccines-health-cancer-HPV-women,FOCUS by Natsuko FUKUE

Scientists discover source of anti-vax beliefs

Researchers investigating the source of anti-vaccination beliefs have discovered that they may be linked to a particular childhood experience.

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Anti-vaxxers rage at Easter Show snub

Anti-vaxxers rage at Easter Show snub

A simple scheme designed to get more kids vaccinated has sparked controversy after anti-vaxxers accused authorities of “creating a two-tiered society”.

Person in 30s among new Covid deaths

Person in 30s among new Covid deaths

A double-vaccinated person in their 30s is among the 17 people who have died from Covid in NSW in the past two days, with infections rising.

Surprising Covid jab detail buried in budget

Surprising Covid jab detail buried in budget

Children aged “zero to four” will be added to the vaccine injury claims scheme as authorities prepare to roll out Covid-19 jabs to babies and toddlers.

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‘No idea’: Woman’s bizarre Pfizer side effect

‘No idea’: Woman’s bizarre Pfizer side effect

Daniella Lenarczyk received her first Pfizer dose in September. Six months on, she’s in constant pain and desperate for answers.

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‘Disgusted’: Cops hit back over vax mandates

‘Disgusted’: Cops hit back over vax mandates

WA Police officers claim they have been “bullied” into getting vaccinated, while describing morale as dangerously low due to Covid-19 enforcement.

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Concerning finding about Pfizer kids’ vaccine

Concerning finding about Pfizer kids’ vaccine

The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged five to 11 plummets to just 12 per cent after a few weeks, a shock new study has found.

New Covid vax 100 per cent effective

New Covid vax 100 per cent effective

A new vaccine has been developed that is 100 per cent effective against severe Covid and hospitalisation. It is now seeking approval overseas.

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A nurse prepares booster doses of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people over 50 years old at a vaccination center set up at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico, on January 24, 2022. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)

Third Covid jab might last for ‘years’

Will we need a fourth dose anytime soon? Not for a long time, according to experts who are now saying third time’s the charm against Omicron.

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Payouts start under $20k vax injury scheme

Payouts start under $20k vax injury scheme

Australia has begun paying out compensation for adverse reactions to Covid-19 jabs, but there’s a harsh reality for those seeking to apply.

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People walk along a pedestrian zone in Oslo on February 2, 2022 as the gastronomy reopens for guests. - Norway on February 1 announced it would scrap most of its Covid restrictions despite an Omicron-fuelled surge in infections, saying society must

One nation’s response to skyrocketing cases

One nation has not let skyrocketing cases stop it from easing restrictions, including a key change for children.

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Anti-boosters fume over ‘fully vaxxed’ change

Anti-boosters fume over ‘fully vaxxed’ change

News that Australians will require a booster shot to be considered fully vaccinated against Covid-19 has been met with a mixed response online.

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This picture depicts a young female clinician using a syringe to inject a concept COVD-19 liquid vaccine into a young girl patient during the Phase 3 vaccination human trials.

Unvaccinated dad loses custody of kids

An unvaccinated Canadian man has lost custody of his three kids after a judge ruled he posed a risk to his immunocompromised 10-year-old daughter.

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Why it’s time to remove vaccine mandates

Why it’s time to remove vaccine mandates

Experts say it’s time to remove vaccine mandates for those who want to do certain activities including eating in restaurants.

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Hunt pushed to make major vax change

Hunt pushed to make major vax change

Health Minister Greg Hunt is being called on to make a big change to Australia’s vaccination program immediately.

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‘Lying’: Doctor slams new anti-vaxxer tactic

‘Lying’: Doctor slams new anti-vaxxer tactic

A leading doctor has slammed “lying” social media users for spreading reports of serious adverse reactions to the Covid-19 vaccine among young children.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 24, 2021 a nurse prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children for distribution in Montreal, Quebec. - Canada's Quebec province announced February 1, 2022 it was scrapping plans for a health tax on those who are not vaccinated against Covid-19, following a public backlash over the proposal. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP)

Pfizer seeks approval to vax kids under 5

Pfizer is seeking approval in the United States to vaccinate children under five years old, with hopes it could be available this month.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JANUARY 13 2022: People seen in MelbourneÃs CBD wearing varies types of mask. Doctors and pharmacists have reported a shortage of crucial N95 masks as shoppers stock up on another crucial Covid supply during Australia's dramatic Omicron surge.Picture: NCA NewsWire/Sarah Matray

How the Covid pandemic ends

The end of the pandemic could be just months away so what will life be like once we enter the “endemic” phase of the disease?

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Little-known vaccine Aussies are waiting for

Little-known vaccine Aussies are waiting for

Ordinary Aussies have contributed almost $1m to a vaccine many probably won’t even use, while others say they won’t get vaxxed with anything else.

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Kids can be vaxxed ‘against parents’ wishes’

Kids can be vaxxed ‘against parents’ wishes’

A Melbourne paediatrician has encouraged doctors to administer Covid-19 vaccines to children as young as 12 against their parents’ wishes.

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