The glossary will be translated into 31 languages.
A COVID-19 vaccination glossary will be distributed across Australia in 31 languages after being developed by UNSW Associate Professor Holly Seale in partnership with NSW Health.
The COVID-19 Glossary of Immunisation and Vaccine Development, launched by NSW Health, aims to provide plain language meanings to complex immunisation and vaccine development and terms.
A/Prof. Holly Seale from the School of Population Health at UNSW Sydney led the development of the glossary which will assist community leaders and organisations.
“It is important that accurate information about the individual COVID-19 vaccines and the vaccination program is communicated to support the community’s understanding and confidence in the COVID-19 vaccination program,” A/Prof. Seale said.
Behavior modification key to prevent COVID-19, study shows
One of the longest-running studies examining COVID-prevention behaviors shows hygiene changes have been sustained but not complex changes, like social distancing, with important policy implications.
A longitudinal survey from just after the first lockdown in Australia in 2020 shows people have maintained simple hygiene measures in response to the pandemic but reduced their physical distancing over time, indicating that lockdowns may be required to stop outbreaks.
The study by University of Sydney researchers in the School of Public Health and Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, found people who tended to keep up distancing behaviors were more concerned about the pandemic, had stronger feelings of responsibility towards their community, and felt more confident about their ability to keep up the behaviors.
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Australian study shows behaviour modification crucial to stop COVID-19
One of the longest-running studies examining COVID-19 prevention behaviours shows hygiene changes have been sustained but not complex changes, like social distancing, with important policy implications.
A longitudinal survey from just after the first lockdown in Australia in 2020 shows people have maintained simple hygiene measures in response to the pandemic but reduced their physical distancing over time, indicating that lockdowns may be required to stop outbreaks.
The study by University of Sydney researchers in the School of Public Health and Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, found people who tended to keep up distancing behaviours were more concerned about the pandemic, had stronger feelings of responsibility towards their community, and felt more confident about their ability to keep up the behaviours.
If Australia’s vaccine rollout doesn’t catch up to other countries, border reopenings will be delayed and the risk of snap lockdowns will continue for all of 2022.
Given the increasing vaccine hesitancy, it’s crucial public awareness campaigns address community concerns. But Kirsten McCaffery, director of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab at the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health, told the ABC, it is “very unclear to date what the $24m spent on the vaccination communication campaign by the government has produced”.
There is one government Covid-19 vaccine ad. Heavy on information, low on creativity, the ad is less than inspiring, especially when compared with the efforts of other countries.
Perhaps Australia could draw some inspiration from these countries that have enlisted some of their most valuable resources, from free beer to celebrities, in their mission to counter vaccine hesitancy.