Introduction by Croakey: While the high profile presence of Auslan interpreters alongside politicians and health officials at COVID-19 updates is welcome, we should not conclude that this al... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Last week,... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has been described as a ‘perfect storm’ for the creation and dissemination of disinformation (intentionally misleading), misinformation (unintentionally misleading) and... 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
Introduction by Croakey: Getting the COVID-19 message right, about what to do and why it is so important, is hard enough when you are trying to reach adults, but have we been ignoring the n... Read more
Recent comments by influential religious leaders may damage public confidence in future COVID-19 vaccination programs, highlighting the importance of governments acting promptly to ensure ef... Read more
As Aotearoa/New Zealand steps up restrictions in the wake of new COVID-19 cases, the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap examines how the country has responded until now. Public health resea... Read more
In the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett provides an update on vaccine developments, and reports on local responses in Brazil, the perils of clubbi... Read more
As Australia’s two most populous states battle to contain outbreaks of COVID-19, governments and health and community leaders are under pressure to improve their communications and eng... Read more
The pandemic has brought significant amounts of misinformation into the public sphere particularly through social media. A notable conspiracy theory implicates 5G towers in the spread of COV... Read more
