Vaccine passports are coming to Australia. How will they work and what will you need them for?
Australians will soon need to prove they’re fully vaccinated to do things like travel overseas and visit restaurants and pubs.
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Biden’s pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations
President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.
Cases are high and winter is coming. We need to stop ignoring COVID
Despite rising cases and deaths, governments are have not even raised the prospect of imposing some public health restrictions.
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but recent protests show a serious misunderstanding of what those mean
Our freedom is limited as soon as our speech and behaviour become harmful to other people.
The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post‑pandemic
Homeschooling trends are on the rise, bucking the narrative that most of its growth was caused by the pandemic.
Inquiry warns distrustful public wouldn’t accept COVID measures in future pandemic
The inquiry also found that, facing unprecedented circumstances, the COVID response in Australia was not as effective as it could have been.
Understanding Canada’s crisis: Has Trumpism arrived or are people just tired of pandemic restrictions?
Canada’s international reputation as a relatively peaceful country is at odds with the noisy protests by people opposed to measures aimed at preventing COVID-19.
People who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay for COVID care in hospital
Singapore will start charging people who choose not to be vaccinated for any COVID-related hospital care. While Australia’s hospitals are also under pressure, we shouldn’t follow suit.
Even with a vaccine, we need to adjust our mindset to playing the COVID‑19 long game
With many more months of lockdowns, mask mandates and quarantining in our futures, the government needs to get its messaging just right and we all need to manage our expectations appropriately.
COVID mask mandates might be largely gone but here are 5 reasons to keep wearing yours
Masks not only reduce your chance of getting COVID, they might stop you unknowingly transmitting the virus to colleagues, people in vulnerable groups or children who are yet to be vaccinated.
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