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âFair cop,â admits the ABCâs resident coronavirus expert Norman Swan. âI probably did cause some vaccine hesitancy.â
Swan is reflecting on months of controversy over Australiaâs vaccine rollout in which he was an active and early critic, sounding the alarm over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca jab and its involvement in a very rare but dangerous clotting disorder.
The doctor is in: Norman Swan has helped millions of Australians better understand the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In February, federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt batted away a question about whether Swan was Australiaâs leading anti-vaxxer, and Swan says a Coalition MP he knows well texted him accusing him of being âsingle-handedly responsible for vaccine hesitancy in Australiaâ.
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âDramatic decrease in riskâ: Air purifiers placed in quarantine hotels
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Air purifiers have been quietly introduced throughout Victoriaâs quarantine hotels in the hope the modest measure could drastically reduce the risk of coronavirus leaking from the rooms of infected guests.
The Sunday Age can reveal the portable machines, which remove virus particles from the air, are being placed in rooms where there are groups of people staying and when people are using CPAP or BiPAP breathing machines, which may increase the risk of virus spread.