vaccinations – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Should business encourage vaccinations? https://www.openforum.com.au/should-business-encourage-vaccinations/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:52:35 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34464 As Australia edges closer to the vaccination targets required to open the economy and international borders, big businesses have been stepping up but is it their role to do so?

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Teens need the COVID-19 jab for herd immunity https://www.openforum.com.au/teens-need-the-covid-19-jab-for-herd-immunity/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:10:42 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34295 James Cook University scientists have developed a new model to track the COVID-19 pandemic – and it’s telling them Australia should now prioritise delivering the Pfizer vaccine to 12-40 year-olds.

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More vaccinations means more jobs https://www.openforum.com.au/more-vaccinations-means-more-jobs/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:39:44 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=32313 Australia weathered the pandemic well, but a greater sense of urgency is required to vaccinate the population and get the economy going again.

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Israel shows the way on vaccinations https://www.openforum.com.au/israel-shows-the-way-on-vaccinations/ Sun, 21 Mar 2021 22:34:02 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=32251 It's not too late for Australia to repair our vaccine strategy, though we will never make up for the months lost.

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Jabs are the key to victory https://www.openforum.com.au/jabs-are-the-key-to-victory/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 22:39:39 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31562 COVID vaccinations are in the news, but this shouldn't overshadow the importance of existing vaccinations to diseases such as measles in reducing child mortality, particularly in the developing world.

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We need a Federal push on vaccinations https://www.openforum.com.au/we-need-a-federal-push-on-vaccinations/ Wed, 30 Dec 2020 22:01:08 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31163 The COVID outbreak in NSW, the emergence of a more virulent strain in Britain and a new wave of infections in the USA and Europe should provoke a greater sense of urgency in the Federal Government to vaccinate Australians as quickly as possible.

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