Is coronavirus seasonal after all?
As coronavirus has now had a year to spread around the world, scientists are starting to become more confident the virus could be more seasonal than originally expected. Models are […]
All of a sudden, the world has three strong vaccine options to fight coronavirus. There’s the Moderna vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine and now the Oxford vaccine.
But while Moderna and Pfizer both reported they were more than 90 per cent effective, the press release for Oxford said it was only 70 per cent effective on average.
Australia has a deal to get access to the Oxford vaccine if it’s approved, but is it as good?
* Australia has a deal to get the Oxford vaccine, but it seems to have a lower effectiveness. Are we getting the s*#t vaccine?
* I am a frontline healthcare worker so will likely have first access to the vaccine. I am also pregnant. Is there any evidence of safety in a pregnant population? Should I wait until I’ve given birth to receive the vaccine?
* After 11 months of no proven vaccines, we’ve gotten results about three effective vaccines in just the last two weeks. Does Norman think this timing is simply a coincidence?
And Norman’s been watching coronavirus seminars again. What’s he learnt regarding how masks worked in Melbourne and NSW clusters?
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