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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian dismissed suggestions of curfews or a “ring of steel” around Sydney, arguing that strategies that may have worked in the past are not going to have an effect on the more contagious Delta strain.

Scientists approached by China Daily would not be drawn on the politicization of COVID-19 and insist any investigation into the origins of the virus that causes the disease should be based on science.

Professor Peter Collignon said though the risk of dying is higher in older populations, those aged 30 had a one in 10,000 chance of losing their lives if they became struck down with the virus.

Share on Twitter COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to reduce severe illness, hospitalisation and death, and theyre considered our ticket out of lockdowns by federal, state and territory leaders. In the United States, nearly all COVID-19 deaths are now in people who aren’t vaccinated. It demonstrates what the jabs can do when almost 50 per cent of the total country is fully vaccinated. But despite their success, there are still falsehoods circulating about COVID-19 vaccines. Here ...

Collignon said the current lockdown settings would be more effective if a greater proportion of people were obeying the rules. While he said policing had a role to play in improving compliance, communicating the specifics of the rules effectively was equally important. “I’m not sure making rules tighter for the sake of it will do as much as making sure existing rules are followed, and that only happens when the vast majority of the population understands the rules properly,” he s...

Covid 19: NSW records 177 new cases, four-week lockdown extension confirmed A health worker in Bondi Junction, Sydney on July 13. (Photo / Getty Images) Covid 19: NSW records 177 new cases, four-week lockdown extension confirmed NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed 177 new Covid cases were recorded overnight. It comes as 172 new infections were announced yesterday, making it the worst day since the current outbreak began. Ms Berejiklian has finally confirmed that Greater Sydney will rem...

Allison Langdon has weighed into the debate of expanding the coronavirus vaccine rollout to children, arguing the death of a youngster is one too many.  Australian youths aged 12-18 could be rolling up their sleeves as soon as later this year or early next year as the Delta strain makes them more vulnerable. Langdons insistence that not a single child in Australia die from Covid was despite kids losing their lives to the virus overseas, along with four million adults worldwide. The Therapeutic...

Millions of Australians are this week under Covid lockdowns, 18 months on from the virus reaching our shores - with one expert saying they could remain until next year.  On Tuesday, Victoria extended their lockdown, South Australia joined them by announcing their own, and in NSW authorities have hinted at keeping restrictions in place until widespread vaccination.  Infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon said previous outbreaks of the Delta variant in Australia had been contained...

July 19, 2021 A vial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being used at Gleneagles hospital in Singapore. Reuters Health authorities paused vaccine roll-outs and told younger people to avoid certain jabs over extremely rare side effects. Experts warned of soaring Covid-19 cases in even highly vaccinated countries such as Britain and Israel. Studies sounded the alarm about the jabs being less effective against virus variants, and vaccine makers raised the need for boosters to ensure people remained protec...

Delta is rewriting the Covid rules as NSW, Victoria outbreaks grow Melbourne is once again in lockdown. Photo / Getty Images Delta is rewriting the Covid rules as NSW, Victoria outbreaks grow Sun, 18 Jul 2021, 1:45PM The emergence of the Delta variant in Australia is rewriting the rules for how states respond to new outbreaks and one expert says the country may not be able to go back to what life was like before the latest lockdowns. The rapid spread of the virus put Greater...