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Issue 054

Published

3 years ago

September 13, 2021

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What’s on in Issue 054?

Singapore shows nothing is guaranteed to return normal

Having passed the 80 per cent double-vaccination mark last month, the example of Singapore suggests that achieving a milestone coveted by Australia is not a guarantee of returning to anything like pre-pandemic life.

Indigenous Australians is targeted

Last week, as case numbers in the Covid-ravaged regional New South Wales town of Wilcannia soared, a broadcaster at the local radio station, Brendon Adams, received an offer in an email.

Vaccination certificates at risk of forgery

The federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination certificate can be forged using a widely known technique to bypass the protections.

Giving up his retirement plans to fight COVID-19

Jamal Rifi loves his front yard. Its neat circular driveway, walking outside in the morning to see sun and greenery. But for the past 18 months, he hasn’t seen the green because it has been covered by two enormous tents.

Weekly COVID news

Melbourne’s North and West still a concern
Pregnant Women Urged to get Vaccinated
Sydney social housing towers residents protest ‘overpolicing’
Tony Abbott cops $500 fine
New campaign targets unvaccinated
Australia secures extra Moderna

Worldwide news

South Africa introduced vaccine passport
UK will scrap vaccine passport plan
More than 100,000 vaccines from Italy to Iraq
Denmark lifts restrictions as vaccinations top 80%
US podcast star taking deworming drug ivermectin for Covid
Australia secures extra Moderna
Canadian anti-vaxxers hit Justin Trudeau

COVID vaccines myth busting #5

Will the flu vaccine protect me from getting COVID-19?
Do fit and healthy people have to get vaccinated?
Do people have to receive two doses and do they have to be the same type of COVID-19 vaccine for it to be effective?
How long does it take to have immunity after vaccination?