Nation ‘risks isolation over Covid’
Being vaccinated against Covid-19 is a social responsibility and vital for Australia maintaining its place in the global economy, says Medix chief executive Sigal Atzmon.
Vaccinations
Lockdown state in ‘five-week race to freedom’
NSW is on a trajectory to reach the key threshold of 70 per cent vaccination cover in as little as five weeks, federal health officials say.
Health pass fuels French protests
Huge crowds and violent clashes with police over laws barring entry to cafes, planes and trains without new vaccine passport.
Politics is about to get even fiercer
Anthony Albanese is in a political ascendancy while Scott Morrison seems moribund. This winter sitting will be key.
Doctors’ anti-AZ rants in spotlight
Top health officials frustrated with failure to rein in medicos who are perpetuating conspiracy theories about AstraZeneca.
Under-40s in surge for AZ jab
AstraZeneca dosages have increased sharply among people aged under 40 in NSW and Victoria, with inoculations rising over the past week amid lockdowns in both states.
Poor man’s vaccine? AstraZeneca is a miracle
It’s efficacy against the Delta variant is at least as good as Pfizer, possibly better. And unlike Pfizer, it is plentiful in Australia.
Unvaccinated risk exclusion from ordinary life
The global trend to vaccine passes led by Emmanuel Macron will hit those refusing to have the jab.
To save his job PM must wage war on anti-vaxxers
Scott Morrison’s road to electoral victory is paved entirely by vaccination. He could learn from Howard’s electoral pragmatism of 2001.
AZ vaccine? We’ll give it a shot
More than 340,500 Australians aged under 60 have taken the opportunity to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca.
Companies give vax push a shot in the arm
Australian companies are strongly pushing Covid vaccinations for staff but have stopped short of US moves for mandatory measures.
End-of-year jab rate of 80pc urged
An 80pc vaccination rate is achievable by year’s end if a vaccine for children is approved, the Grattan Institute says.
ADF to boost Sydney Covid-19 compliance
NSW calls in 300 troops and Gladys Berejiklian introduces tough new measures as state hits 239 cases, 70 of which were infectious in the community.
How contagious is the Delta variant?
Because people infected with Delta carry much higher levels of virus, it’s time to rethink our behaviours, scientists say.
Root problem is political hesitancy, not jab-shy folk
We better learn fast because there are other pandemics up ahead.
Pfizer raises outlook on Covid-19 vaccine sales
The pharmaceutical giant’s quarterly revenue nearly doubled year over year.
A 5-step recipe for saving the world
Catherine Green and Sarah Gilbert, the Oxford scientists behind the AstraZeneca vaccine, detail their painstaking work to crack Covid.
Aged-care protection ‘proof jabs save lives’
Only six cases of the Delta strain of Covid-19 have been recorded among aged-care residents.
Sticking point vexes bosses
Vaccinations for staff are a thorny issue for companies.
Young people heed call to arms in outbreak’s epicentre
Young people are coming forward in droves to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at community pharmacies across southwest and western Sydney where case numbers have surged.
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