Health Politics Loading the player… The new head of the World Trade Organization called Monday for a “technology transfer” when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines and urged member nations to reach a deal to reduce overfishing after years of fruitless talks as she laid out her top priorities after taking office. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a… Read More »
The news that the coronavirus vaccine may stop transmission of the virus is leading to greater optimism among experts that the United States may return to normal sooner. Two new studies from Israel are the first to show that the vaccines may actually stop the virus from traveling from one person to another. The first… Read More »
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been granted provisional approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The federal government has confirmed the first vaccines were expected in late February, though they could be pushed back to early March if there were delays to shipping or production. Provisional approval has been granted for Australians over 16. The… Read More »
I’m fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Isn’t that an extraordinary statement? Twelve months ago nobody had heard of COVID-19. Yet here I am with vaccine-induced antibodies that provide a significant level of protection against a virus that has caused so much illness, death, grief, hardship and loneliness, and made 2020 miserable. I still can’t quite believe… Read More »