Man putting mask on ethnic child

Yes, Wearing Masks Helps. Here's Why

"The more people that were wearing a mask, the more protective it was," says MacIntyre, head of the biosecurity program at the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales… more
Cheerful woman putting masks on children

Beijing Outbreak Shows Covid-19’s Insidious Ability to Hide

Just as Beijing looked poised to claim victory over the coronavirus, a 52-year-old man with fever and chills showed how the pandemic can come roaring back from apparent obscurity… more
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Rude health: the dogs in the street and what they can tell us

At last, some clarity on the wearing of masks. Writing in The Lancet, Professor Raina MacIntyre calls for guidelines to be based on evidence, not on the availability of supplies.… more
Young women in medical masks greeting each other in city

Review of 172 Studies Has 'Immediate and Important Implications' For COVID-19 Policy, Professor Says

Professor Raina MacIntyre: There is no randomised controlled trial of masks or distancing for COVID-19. In the absence of this, the best evidence we have is from trials of other… more
A man wearing mask, a person is taking assessing his temperature

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-06-19/could-the-1.5m-rule-be-reviewed-now-coronavirus-cases-are-so-low/12363254

We have been living with Australia's 1.5-metre social distancing rule for almost three months, and it has served us well — new coronavirus cases have slowed to a trickle and… more
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If we get a coronavirus vaccine, should it be mandatory?

The WHO last year declared vaccine hesitancy a global concern and amid the coronavirus pandemic, anti-vax voices have become louder. So would it be fair enough to make a COVID-19… 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