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May 20, 2021May 20, 2021COVID-19, Influenza, Opinion

Vaccine hesitancy is an economic and health disaster

In his latest opinion piece for the Australian Financial Review, Sam Lovick places some of the blame for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in […]

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021COVID-19, Opinion, Pandemic influenza

Are reduced adverse events worth the costs of delays in achieving COVID-19 herd immunity?

In the Australian Financial Review, 13th April 2021, Sam Lovick asks whether possible delays in COVID-19 vaccination resulting from restricted use of […]

September 21, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

Genetic testing to help protect workers in the COVID-19 pandemic

Genetic Technologies is developing a Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) test for COVID-19 which may enable an assessment of risk of an individual […]

September 9, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

COVID-19 roadmap to recovery

Published in the Australian Financial Review, Dr Brian McNamee AO (writing in his personal capacity) and Sam Lovick question whether Premier Andrews’ […]

July 15, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

Should we follow a suppression or an elimination strategy for COVID-19

In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Sam Lovick reiterates that suppression is the best way to balance the health […]

June 21, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

Will there be a second COVID-19 wave in Australia?

In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Sam Lovick reviews whether there will be a second wave in Australia. He […]

April 22, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

COVID-19. Where to from here?

In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Sam Lovick reviews whether the costs and benefits of Australia’s current approach to the […]

April 16, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

A managed spread of COVID-19 may be best

In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Sam Lovick reviews whether the costs and benefits of Australia’s current approach to […]

April 12, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

Lowering the cost of COVID-19 pandemic interventions

In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Sam Lovick estimates how much Australia is likely to spend for each life […]

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