What’s on in Issue 051?

Our goal is to live with virus: Morrison

A focus on case numbers was very important when we knew nothing about this virus and whether our hospital system would be able to cope. A lot has changed since then. Increasingly we need to look beyond just the case numbers to know what our future holds. How we can keep safe and how we get our lives back in a COVID world.

Weekly covid news

• Anti-lockdown protests
• AstraZeneca stockpile grows to millions
• Vaccine certificates can be forged easily
• Sydney churchgoers fined $30,000
• Daily in-language information

Worldwide covid news

• NZ Auckland outbreak spreads
• Antibody tests for young children in Israel
• Iran coronavirus deaths set new daily record
• UK scientists look at reducing boosters
• Full FDA approval of Pfizer
• World’s first DNA jab approved in India

COVID vaccination passports inevitable

Trying to ensure travellers in Australia are vaccinated against COVID-19 will hinder the sector in the short term, but is inevitable in the long term,  a tourism expert says.The Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania wants its state government to consider a requirement that visitors to the state be fully vaccinated. Curtin University tourism expert Dr Mingming Cheng said it was a likely path for all governments.

TGA approves Sotrovimab for COVID treatment

A focus on case numbers was very important when we knew nothing about this virus and whether our hospital system would be able to cope. A lot has changed since then. Increasingly we need to look beyond just the case numbers to know what our future holds. How we can keep safe and how we get our lives back in a COVID world.

COVID vaccines myth busting#2

• Do people who have had COVID-19 and recovered need to get vaccinated?
• Can COVID-19 vaccines connect me to the internet?
• Why do I have to wait 7 days between getting the flu and COVID-19 vaccine?
• Do COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility?

Lifeline hotline calls increased significantly

The volunteers manning Lifeline’s crisis hotline have noticed an interesting trend — an increase in first-time callers who say they’ve never felt the need to use the service before. Some are timid and unsure about whether they should be calling the crisis line, others apologetic; heavy with the knowledge that many others are also suffering right now.

Melbourne Eats(Takeaway Edition)

Twenty and Six Espresso/ Palette

Schmucks Bagels/ Raya