There are some people that just don t believe in vaccination⦠we can t convince them. We know that the majority of Australians are in favour of vaccination generally and our surveys that we ve done in relation to the COVID vaccine have been very positive in that regard.
Mr Kelly said the trump card in Australia s selection of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is that it can be made on shore. The choice is not whether one is better than the other, Professor Kelly said. It s which one is available to give the maximum roll-out of vaccine to save lives and to protect lives this year. The answer to that is the one we can make here.
13 Jan 2021 05:01
The COVID lockdown saw the habits of Australians change drastically last year, some for the better and some that could be potentially harmful - if not deadly.
Director of Oncology at Melbourne s Alfred Hospital Professor Mark Shackleton said the number of people being referred for melanoma treatment substantially decreased to almost 50 per cent, and as the weather finally starts to heat up in Victoria he fears many cases will go unchecked. Our biggest concern was that despite COVID and people staying home – melanoma hasn t gone away, people are still developing it at the same rate, he told 9news.com.au.
Australia may face a setback with it its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan with experts suggesting one jab may not be effective enough to achieve herd immunity.