Brendan Murphy
Murphy marvels at pace of early pandemic change
If there is one thing that sticks out to former chief medical officer Brendan Murphy, AC, about the early weeks of the pandemic in Australia, it was how fast everything changed.
- Aisha Dow
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The long shot: delays, uncertainty and confusion in Australia’s vaccine rollout
Less than two months into the national vaccination rollout the Prime Minister’s hopeful messaging had come undone, but within a day there was hope again. How did we get there?
- Rachel Clun
Locally produced AstraZeneca ‘single best thing’ as government gives up on international supply
Australia was due to get 3.8 million AstraZeneca vaccines from Europe in February, but the company’s attempts to send more doses have been continually blocked by European authorities.
- Rachel Clun
International travel and return to normal on the horizon, Professor Brendan Murphy says
The current 14-day hotel quarantine system could also change to shorter stays or home isolation as more of the country gets vaccinated, he said.
- Rachel Clun
COVID-19 vaccine supply problems may push national rollout into 2022
However, the federal government remains hopeful it can complete the vaccine rollout by the end of October.
- Rachel Clun
A sixth of Australia’s vaccine supply at risk due to syringe shortage
Syringes designed to extract the maximum amount of doses from Australia’s shipments of coronavirus vaccines will not yet be available when the national rollout begins on Monday.
- Mary Ward
- Editorial
- Coronavirus pandemic
We need to learn to live with indefinite international border closures
International travel restrictions have been a crucial part of Australia’s strategy for suppressing COVID-19 but they were designed to be temporary. What happens next?
- The Age's View
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
'Operating in the dark': A year since Australia's first public COVID-19 concerns
Exactly one year ago we heard concerns from Australian health authorities for the first time about a new illness emerging from China. There was a lot we didn't know.
- Rachel Clun
Half of Australian population could get COVID vaccine by middle of the year
The government has outlined its plans to start vaccinating people against coronavirus from late February, with the aim of having about half the population covered by the middle of the year.
- Katina Curtis and Kate Aubusson
Good Weekend's 40 Australians Who Mattered: Health and Science
Knowing a list like this could never give due credit to everyone, we've featured those at the pointy end of Australia’s blue-chip handling of this ongoing pandemic.
- Kate Aubusson and Liam Mannix
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