Paris Emmerson

Paris Emmerson


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 December 2021 in Epidemiologia
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JCJuliette Choiseul
Juliette Choiseul
PEParis Emmerson
Paris Emmerson
TPTuran Eslanloo Pereira
Turan Eslanloo Pereira
SHSeyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour
Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour
JHJennifer Hasselgard-Rowe
Jennifer Hasselgard-Rowe
This paper addresses the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination progress in Australia. Globally, Australia was initially praised for its national COVID-19 response, reflecting well with regard to case numbers and mortality rates. However, Australia’s progress with its vaccine rollout has come under scrutiny. When compared globally, it fares very low in terms of the number of vaccine doses administered. This paper discusses the first three months of the vaccination process, and the challenges Australia faced during that time. Through an extensive literature review, data was collected on relevant topics concerning all aspects of the Australian COVID-19 situation. The following key points are discussed: the specific COVID-19 organisation at the federal vs. the state government levels, the Australian economy, the vaccine supply strategy, and the vaccine priority roll out. In conclusion, we highlight the impact of Australia initially relying heavily on the AstraZeneca vaccine, which subsequently came under fire regarding safety issues likely linking the vaccine to thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS).