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TV by Sarah McPhee 12th Feb 2021 2:15 PM Debate on Q&A turned tense as Australia s top infectious disease adviser came under fire from a top medical expert. Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, associate director at the Monash Institute of Medical Engineering, clashed with Dr Nick Coatsworth, saying he was wrong for suggesting there was controversy about the aerosol transmission of coronavirus. Dr Coatsworth, who was on the panel with infectious diseases expert Professor Sharon Lewin, physician Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah and epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely, responded to calls for federal guidance around aerosol and its impact in [hotel] quarantine .
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TV by Sarah McPhee 12th Feb 2021 2:15 PM Debate on Q&A turned tense as Australia s top infectious disease adviser came under fire from a top medical expert. Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, associate director at the Monash Institute of Medical Engineering, clashed with Dr Nick Coatsworth, saying he was wrong for suggesting there was controversy about the aerosol transmission of coronavirus. Dr Coatsworth, who was on the panel with infectious diseases expert Professor Sharon Lewin, physician Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah and epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely, responded to calls for federal guidance around aerosol and its impact in [hotel] quarantine .
The Australian Government has said women under 35 will be the more hesitant demographic to get the COVID-19 jab but new research reveals there are five other groups of concern. A report released by the Growth Intelligence Centre identifies six key groups that have notably higher rates of vaccine resistance and put the government s proposed COVID-19 jab rollout strategy at risk. The government s vaccine rollout will be compromised if there are clustered pockets of Australians who resist getting the vaccine, the researchers warn. This is compounded by varied vaccine effectiveness rates, raising the critical mass hurdle to achieve herd immunity. While women under 35 have been targeted as a main group of concern, the report says they are by no means an outlier .
Doctors warn it s vital that you make time to get the second dose of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine with the evidence suggesting you re most at risk of infection between the first and subsequent dose. That s why getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Australia will require not one but two jabs and you will probably need a booster shot down the track. In most cases you will be asked to come back to receive your second dose in around three weeks. Vaccinating against COVID-19 is the easiest way for Australians to get their normal lives back, but millions are hesitant to get the jab.