Category: Doherty Institute

South Australia Scraps Vaccine Mandate for Police

March 7, 2022
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South Australian police officers who refused to get jabbed against COVID-19 can return to work after the state dropped its vaccine mandates for police on Monday morning. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens noted he was confident any risk to the force and members of the public can be “effectively managed through alternative controls” rather than…

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Repeated COVID-19 Booster Shots Is Not a Viable Strategy: Doherty Director

February 7, 2022
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Leading infectious disease expert and Director of the Doherty Institute, Sharon Lewin, has said a system of chasing variants and giving people repeated COVID-19 booster shots was not a viable strategy. “We won’t be able to manufacture that amount, and you’ll never be able to keep up with the variance,” Lewin told The Australian Financial Review….

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‘There Is No Freedom Day’: Doherty Institute Says Hundreds of Daily COVID Cases Still Likely

August 24, 2021
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The research institute behind Australia’s COVID-19 modelling has said that the virus will be easier to control after reaching vaccination targets and they warn Aussies should be aware that hundreds of daily cases of the CCP virus should still be expected, as well as ongoing health measures. The Melbourne-based Doherty Institute issued the statement after…

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Vaccinations No Silver Bullet Warns Australian Senator

August 5, 2021
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Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has warned that vaccinations are no silver bullet for Australian society to return to normal and has called on political leaders to be “upfront” and tell Australians they need to “live with the virus.” Canavan made the comments on Aug. 4, in Parliament during the second reading of a new Bill…

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