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Issue 053
What’s on in Issue 053?
What have we learned so far from three cities’ lockdowns
More than half of Australia’s population is in lockdown in a bid to control a worsening COVID-19 outbreak. These lockdowns are wearing some people down mentally and generating a lot of interstate hostility — particularly towards New South Wales.
AstraZeneca vaccine: how protected will it be if getting 2nd dose sooner?
Victorians can now receive their second AstraZeneca vaccine dose from six weeks rather than after three months, given the outbreak in the state. New South Wales made a similar announcement in August, with people able to receive their second dose of AstraZeneca anywhere from four to eight weeks after the first.
Over 60 could die waiting for the Pfizer
The AstraZeneca vaccine is recommended for Australians aged over 60, with millions of doses waiting to be administered. But there are currently more than half a million Australians aged between 60 and 69 who haven’t had a single vaccine dose…
Weekly COVID news
- Victoria could be like NSW
- Australian Novavax trial participants unrecognised
- Vaccination hub for the homeless
- Culturally appropriate vaccination clinics
- Vaccine passports to be trialled in regional Victoria
- More 500,000 Pfizer doses secured
Worldwide COVID news
- US booster rollout will start on 20 September
- Israel population warned to get ready
- Brazil halts use of 12 million vaccine shots
- Privacy alarm in Indonesia’s vaccine certificate
- India covid conspiracy theories
- Bahrain Approves Third Booster Shot of Sputnik V
COVID vaccines myth busting #4
- Should you take blood thinning medication (such as Aspirin) before having the AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) vaccine?
- Do COVID-19 vaccines cause autoimmune diseases?
- Does the AstraZeneca vaccine contain animal DNA?
Cooking for your loved ones
Melbourne Eats (Takeaway Edition)
Gami
The Botanical
Kazbah
MOFO
