As COVID finds its equilibrium, infection rates will rise and fall, influenced by seasons, school holidays and new subvariants. Managing the risk is complex and needs to be cost effective.
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New research shows correctional officers are vectors of infection, driving COVID-19 rates both inside prisons and in their communities.
The amount of risk from overseas arrivals depends not just on Australia’s vaccination rates, but also on the particular circumstances of the country from which people are travelling.
Over 130 million doses have already been administered worldwide. It’s early days, but the signs are promising in places like Israel and the UK.
The governments of several African countries have been reporting counts of confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths related to COVID-19, without a breakdown by age and sex.
Despite a comprehensive lockdown, New Zealanders should expect the number of people with coronavirus infections to rise first, before they come down again.
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer; MD, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
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Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW
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Research Fellow, Epidemic Decision Support, The University of Melbourne
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Lecturer, Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana
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Research associate, University of the Western Cape
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Professor in Mathematical Biology, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, University of St Andrews
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne