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The 3 COVID-19 Vaccines That Will (Most Likely) Be Available in Australia!

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The 3 COVID-19 Vaccines That Will (Most Likely) Be Available in Australia!

Get to know the 3 COVID-19 vaccines that will (most likely) be available in Australia: AstraZeneca / Oxford, Pfizer/BioNTech and Novavax:...

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Masks Must Be Worn Indoors Unless At a Food/Drink Venue

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Masks Must Be Worn Indoors Unless At a Food/Drink Venue

What happened? A hotel quarantine worker tested positive yesterday afternoon, the Health department kicked into gear and Dan updated the...

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COVID 19 MUTATIONS EXPLAINED - The UK, South Africa and Brazilian Strains

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COVID 19 MUTATIONS EXPLAINED - The UK, South Africa and Brazilian Strains

Liam Mannix from The Age has written a great summary of the coronavirus mutations popping up around the world. We’ve summarised it below:...

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This is what a doctor tells a friend who doesn't believe in vaccines.

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This is what a doctor tells a friend who doesn't believe in vaccines.

We’d like to share with you this fantastic opinion article we came across, by Rebecca Schoepf, a doctor in a small regional hospital in...

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#16 - MAFs Survivor and HK Resident

I grew up in Hong Kong & moved to Perth on my own when I was 16. I moved back 20 years later, with a university degree, 10 years managing...

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#15 - Hostel and Pub Owner

Between my two businesses I employ 24 people. In the hostel we have over 4,000 people stay with us each year. Our pub hosts 3 live music...

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#14 - A Scottish Raconteur

We're both immuno compromised. On Friday the 13th March we woke up in the Blue Mountains. We’d driven up as we were worried...

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#13 - New Mum In Isolation

I gave birth to Delilah on the 18h of March, the same day that Tassie announced it was closing its borders. My mum was due to fly over...

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#12 - A Neuordiverse Perspective

As a person with autism, the lockdown has been pretty unbearable. It has been absolute terror for me knowing that things are so very...

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#11 - A Physician Prepares

I am a physician at a public hospital in south east Melbourne. I was intermittently following the emergence of a new disease in China...

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#10 - Escaping Italy

Driving along a deserted six lane autostrada for three hours felt like something out of an apocalypse movie. My partner and I were on our...

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#9 - Jack Russel Perspective

I’ve tried to maintain my daily routines as best I can but its been tough...

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#8 - From the depths of NYC

I live in NYC and three of my friends are doctors working in nearby hospitals. One friend is a technical admin at a research facility...

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#7 - GP in the Kimberley

It feels like the calm before the storm. We’ve had 17 confirmed cases across the Kimberley’s. 2 from the cruise ships. If it spreads here...

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#6 - Last Wedding in Vic

The day that Victoria went into stage 3 lockdown was the day that we got married at the registry. It was the most clinical, empty and...

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#5 - Jack the Bridge Player

I am 95, have had several bouts of cancer and was in hospital with pneumonia early this year. Therefore I am in the cohort that is...

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#4 - Frontline Nurse

As much as I am worried about catching COVID19 as an asthmatic unpaid student nurse on the frontline; the satisfaction of kitting up in...

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#3 - Hana For Social Change

It is In a time of crisis that our convictions are tested. Not when things are easy and theoretical. In this crisis we know that drawing...

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