Dr Michael Head

COVID-19

AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – Right to the end it was the victim of misinformation

— AstraZeneca withdrawing its COVID vaccine from the market has nothing to do with blood clots.

COVID-19

Three years on, the COVID pandemic may never end – but the public health impact is becoming more manageable

— The WHO first described COVID as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Where are we at, three years later?

COVID-19 & Misinformation

How anti-vaccine misinformation hampers the conversation about genuine vaccine injuries

— The COVID vaccination programme had saved 19.8 million lives globally. Yet anti-vaxxers distract the discussion over vaccine injuries with comments promoting anti-vaccine tropes, misinformation, and abuse.

COVID-19 Vaccines

Novavax COVID vaccine is nearing approval – What impact will it have?

— Beset by delays, this vaccine is becoming available when low-income countries are desperately short of doses.