One year ago, the first case of the novel coronavirus disease, as it was then called, was confirmed in Australia. In her first COVID wrap for 2021, public health researcher Alison Barrett re... Read more
In her final COVID wrap for the year, public health researcher Alison Barrett provides an update on vaccine developments, reports on a study of “wounded healers”, and brings some... Read more
In the wake of concerning public health communications lapses and mis-steps in South Australia, the latest COVID-19 Wrap has a timely update on evidence-based communications. Public health r... Read more
As South Australians enter a hard lockdown, for six days at this stage, public health researcher Alison Barrett provides a timely overview of recommendations for improving quarantine systems... Read more
Europe on Wednesday passed a grim milestone, reporting more than 11 million coronavirus cases and almost 285,000 deaths, as the UK registered its highest daily increase in COVID-19 related d... Read more
Victoria has continued to drive down its coronavirus second wave this week but worldwide coronavirus cases exceeded 40 million, amid record one-day increases in new infections. The United St... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The COVID-19 pandemic has notched a series of grim milestones, surpassing 35 million cases globally and one million deaths, with US President Donald Trump the latest... Read more
This week, the world recorded one million lives lost from COVID-19. It is timely to reflect on the recent past, as well as looking to what may lie ahead. Over at The Conversation, experts sh... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic raises many human rights challenges and concerns, reports public health researcher Alison Barrett in her latest COVID-19 wrap. Human rights must be the foundation of an... Read more