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Australia's COVID vaccine rollout speed needs to double for borders to reopen within a year, experts warn

Australia will need to double the speed of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in order to safely open its international border within 12 months, epidemiologists have warned.  READ MORE
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Evaluating risk and the travel bubble

Australia's first two-way international bubble starts today with New Zealand, but when is the time to open up to other countries? And what do we risk losing by keeping… more
Origin of covid 19

Coronavirus origins

Coronavirus origins: how unseen Wuhan research notes could hold the answers – and why lab-leak rumours refuse to die Politics may have hampered the WHO’s investigation into Covid… more
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AstraZeneca vaccine: clot or not?

The AstraZeneca vaccine’s rollout has now been limited. Is there a clear answer as to whether it causes blood clots? READ MORE
Mass vaccination

Australian vaccine rollout needs all hands on deck…

Australia’s vaccine rollout is due to be reset after the news last night the AstraZeneca vaccine would not be recommended for people under 50. Instead, this age group will be… more
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Should We Keep Wearing Masks Even After the Pandemic Ends?

Masks are “minimally invasive, safe, cheap, effective,” says Raina MacIntyre, a professor of global biosecurity at Australia’s University of New South Wales who has studied face… more

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To reduce the immunisation gap between adults and children through research, teaching and advocacy, with a special focus on the elderly, high risk and vulnerable populations.

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Professor Raina MacIntyre

Raina MacIntyre

NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Global Biosecurity.

+61 2 93850920

r.macintyre@unsw.edu.au

Dr Elizabeth Kpozehouen

Dr Elizabeth Kpozehouen

Research Associate

02 9385 0082

e.kpozehouen@unsw.edu.au