A focus on the humanity and the positive contribution of education to the lives of all young people remains the core purpose of education. InFlip the System Australia, Carol Campbell describes the purpose of education as “the betterment of humanity” (p.81). In my chapter, I say that “e...
“SARS-CoV-2 is likely to continue its evolutionary adaptation process to humans. To date, variants with considerably higher transmissibility have had strongest positive selection, and swept through England during the 10 months of this investigation. However, the possibility that an increasingly immu...
If you want to make sense of the number of COVID hospitalizations at any given time, you need to know how sick each patient actually is.Until now, that’s been almost impossible to suss out. The federal government requires hospitals to report every patient who tests positive for COVID, ye...
Reports declined during the first lockdown (in NSW and Victoria) but returned to their previous rates after the lockdowns (from June 2020). Overall, the pandemic did not have a significant impact on reporting in the medium term. At present, it is too early to know if there will be ...
New data reveals positive trends for mums and bubs There has been a notable increase in the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers attending an antenatal visit in the first trimester of pregnancy, from 50% in 2012 to 72% in 2021, according to theAIHW Australia’s mothers...
Note: If even one crew is tested COVID-positive, on the vessel are immediately implemented the following emergencysafety rules. All staff-crew are transferred from their cabins (usually with double-quad occupancy) to passenger staterooms (cabins located on decks above the crew deck) and accommoda...
However, we do observe a direct positive effect of the vaccine uptake scenario for this age group in our simulations, in addition to its indirect impact on the overall population. Mathematical models are suited for scenario analyses to investigate future or retrospective counterfactual trajectories. ...
Rules on distancing and mask wearing have also been varied in different regions where prevalence is higher. We do not, however, attempt to model the effect of individuals moving between regions mediating the interaction of these different epidemics unfolding in different ways under different conditions...
Mask rules were relaxed in public schools in May and Education Minister Yvette Berry has also stopped short of calling for them to be worn by school students. She’s called for “common sense behaviour”. Public school teachers must still wear masks when they cannot physically dis...
SYDNEY, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The state of Western Australia (WA) further tightens its domestic borders amid increasing COVID-19 infections in Australia, introducing new rules for travellers from Queensland and Tasmania. From 12:01 a.m. Monday, travellers from Queensland have to gain an exempti...