Catherine Bennett
Professor Catherine Bennett is chair of epidemiology at Deakin University. She is a leading researcher and teacher in public health.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
New COVID-19 rules mark a shift in how we manage pandemic
Only a fraction of COVID-19 cases in Australia are being diagnosed and reported and the strict household contact rules may be discouraging people from getting tested.
- by Catherine Bennett
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Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
New inquiry must look at whether our COVID choices were cost-effective
Without an inquiry, we might move on without becoming as wise as we could be from these past two years.
- by Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Masks, boosters will help reduce impact of new COVID variant
We can slow the virus by taking extra measures to protect ourselves, with or without rules.
- by Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
It’s more than rules or responsibility, we need community engagement
We need a partnership between health authorities and the community to control the spread of Omicron.
- by Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Vaccination
Pfizer jabs for children an important next step in vaccine rollout
A major development in our emergence from the pandemic has been the announcement that the Pfizer vaccine has been provisionally approved for use in children aged five to 11 years.
- by Catherine Bennett and Hassan Vally
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
New COVID variant means getting used to ‘dial up, dial down’ controls
Installing measures to deal with Omicron is our first run at dialling up our responses since starting on the road to living with the virus in Australia, and something we need to get used to.
- by Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Taking the final steps to freedom
Victoria’s next step of the road map to reopening has been brought forward to this Friday, but there’s no need to feel anxious about the quicker timeline.
- by Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Vaccination
Victorians want to know why the state’s not opening up as quickly as NSW
There seems to be an underlying concern over the powerful effect of vaccination on transmission and hospitalisation.
- by Dr Nick Coatsworth and Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Sydney reopens
Good reasons to believe COVID cases may not skyrocket as NSW opens up
The population level protection from vaccine coverage will be at its peak right now.
- by Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Berejiklian’s road map is safe and sensible
Staging opening up allows us to manage risk as we test to see how our infection control measures stand up.
- by Catherine Bennett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
NSW’s extraordinary vaccination rates give it a fighting chance against Delta
Vaccination is the most powerful lever in our efforts to control the Delta variant.
- by Catherine Bennett
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