Redfern’s Community Chaplain Pastor Ray Minniecon, recently made a compelling video urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Pastor Minniecon regarded the simple act of becoming vaccinated as an act of love for family and community, encouraging all to get vaccinated as quickly as possible.
Calls for national school ventilation plan, more details on booster shots to protect vulnerable
A coalition of health experts, architecture experts and the federal opposition are backing a national plan to improve ventilation in classrooms and lay out a road map for booster doses for the most at- risk to suppress the spread of COVID-19. A newly formed network of public health and other experts including Professor Lidia Morawska, […]
Why Australia’s vaccination goal for re-opening could leave the most vulnerable behind
A group of experts from across different industries have come together to call for Australia’s COVID-19 re-opening plan to include specific vaccination targets for the most vulnerable groups, including Indigenous Australians.
Introducing OzSAGE, a source of practical expert advice for how to reopen Australia from COVID safely
Australia is in the middle of its worst COVID-19 outbreak. Our hospital system is under strain. Vulnerable communities are being hit hard. And more than half the nation is locked down. There is an understandable desire to know when we can reopen. But there is also an even more important need to know how we can reopen. […]
From vaccination to ventilation: 5 ways to keep kids safe from COVID when schools reopen
Last week the New South Wales government announced schools are scheduled to re-open in October. While face-to-face learning undoubtedly has benefits for both children and parents, the announcement left unanswered a series of important questions about how this can be done safely. By the time NSW lifts restrictions (estimated to be around October), only 60-70% of […]