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A leading researcher has backed a Labor proposal to pay people $300 if they are fully vaccinated by December 1 as the federal government says the idea is “insulting” to people who are doing the right thing to protect their health.
Queensland University of Technology professor Adrian Barnett said cash incentives were more powerful than other factors, such as lotteries or an explanation of health benefits, in encouraging people to take a step toward vaccination.
Federal Labor has proposed paying people $300 to get vaccinated.
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“Overall, across a range of countries, it looks like giving people cash close to the time that you want them to do something works the best,” he said.
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A leading researcher has backed a Labor proposal to pay people $300 if they are fully vaccinated by December 1 as the federal government says the idea is “insulting” to people who are doing the right thing to protect their health.
Queensland University of Technology professor Adrian Barnett said cash incentives were more powerful than other factors, such as lotteries or an explanation of health benefits, in encouraging people to take a step toward vaccination.
Federal Labor has proposed paying people $300 to get vaccinated.
Credit:AP
“Overall, across a range of countries, it looks like giving people cash close to the time that you want them to do something works the best,” he said.
The first global repository of curated and de-identified MRI scans of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients’ brains is now accessible to researchers worldwide, heralding a new era in real-world, collaborative clinical-imaging research in the field.The res
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World-first multiple sclerosis global image database launched
A world-first global MS image database launched in Australia today complementing MSBase, the largest clinical MS patient registry, to advance MS research with potential for earlier diagnosis and precision monitoring.
3D segmentation of multiple sclerosis ‘lesions’ (red) from a patient with relapsing and remitting disease. Credit for images: Dr Tim Wang/SNAC
The first global repository of curated and de-identified MRI scans of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients’ brains is now accessible to researchers worldwide, heralding a new era in real-world, collaborative clinical-imaging research in the field.
The resource, co-developed by the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, along with MSBase and the Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre (SNAC), has the potential to advance MS research, particularly in working towards earlier diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression.
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