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Issue 029
⋆AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks
France, Italy and Germany have announced plans to resume AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations after Europe’s drug regulator said the vaccine was not linked to an overall increased risk of blood clots, and that the benefits of use outweighed the risks.
⋆Facebook promised to ban COVID anti-vaxxers
When news broke last month that two elderly patients in Brisbane had been given an incorrect dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine, a motley assortment of Australian Facebook pages and groups swung into action.
⋆Keeping up with numbers of Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout
The single biggest and most complex vaccine campaign in the nation’s history enters its second stage next week.
⋆Travel for free in Australia
In the hope of kick-starting the nation’s economy after the coronavirus-fuelled recession, state and territory governments are offering what is essentially free cash – with conditions – to encourage people to get out and about again.