GPs to be at forefront of Australia’s COVID vaccine distribution

The latest agreements mean Australia has lined up four different vaccine candidates, which Head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute Professor Raina MacIntyre previously said is an… more

Epidemiologist helped eradicate smallpox

J. Michael Lane, an epidemiologist who helped see to its end the global campaign to eradicate smallpox, a disease that killed hundreds of millions of people over centuries before it was vanquished in… more

Global Biosecurity Professor says for Victoria, 'the contact tracing is the key'

UNSW Global Biosecurity expert Professor Raina Macintyre says the two things most critical in containing an outbreak are finding all the cases and tracking and quarantining any contacts of the… more

Talkback — easing out of COVID-19 restrictions

As Victorians navigate their way out of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, public opinion around the country has been divided about the severity of the lockdown. What's the best way… more

Experts accuse federal government of ignoring science on airborne COVID spread

Medicos say the federal government’s refusal to seriously acknowledge that COVID-19 can spread through the air could put healthcare workers' lives at risk and is out of step with scientific evidence… more

Opinion: NSW could relax social distancing rules for venues but only if masks are mandated

The NSW government is considering relaxing the four-square-metre distancing rule and limitations on large gatherings. These, and the closure of international borders, are hurting the economy. READ… more