The Australian government recently received advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI) about the COVID-19 vaccination status, with people aged 16 and over having had a booster shot now considered "up to date" with immunizations. Under the new rules, an eligible ...
In Australia, information was commonly written at postgraduate level. This means it is too difficult for people with average reading ability to understand. It's likely even harder for the9 million Australianswho have lower health literacy. Vaccination information from thefederal government websitewas ...
Hunt on Thursday said he is expecting Australia's peak vaccine advisory body, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), to expand its definition of vaccination against COVID-19 to three doses within weeks. "But my expectation is that we're likely to have from ATAGI ov...
Although longer-term immunity from vaccination dramatically reduces the need for hospitalization, breakthrough infections following the waning of immunitydo result in further spread of the virus, complicating efforts to control the epidemic. So, after six months, the vaccines may be less likely to sto...
United States’ COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and related policies have contained missed opportunities, errors, run counter to evidence-based medicine, and revealed limitations in the judgment of public policymakers. How can a single intervention simultaneously represent one of our greatest pandemic succ...
The finding that younger men were less likely to have been vaccinated is unsurprising. Initially, older people were prioritized for vaccination in Australia, and the AstraZeneca vaccine was restricted to older persons [4], with limited supply of Pfizer. Nonetheless, further research into the respon...
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, global vaccine campaigns are a mass vaccination intervention conducted through routine service provision for individuals who have reached a specified age. However, obtaining a high uptake rate to reach herd immuni
With vaccination rates falling since the pandemic, we look at myths, policies and attitudes Analysis 06 Dec 2024 Nurses with long-COVID being ‘let down by their employers’ Survey reveals lack of support, with inadequate safeguarding of staff well-being ...
Very rarely, a blood-clotting condition calledTTScan occur in the weeks following a Johnson & Johnson vaccination. TTS is extremely unlikely and occurs in about3 in every 1 millionadults. Blurry vision can be a sign of TTS, along withseveral other symptoms. ...
We also need to acknowledge that vaccination should form part of a comprehensive strategy to limit the impact of COVID-19 from now on. That includes measures such as mask-wearing, social distancing, focusing on ventilation and air quality, and, to a lesser degree, hand hygiene. Rapidly access...