{"results":[{"title":"Can Florida really end vaccine mandates? What would this mean for the US and countries like Australia?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/conversation-vaccines-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/can-florida-really-end-vaccine-mandates-what-would-this-mean-for-the-us-and-countries-like-australia","publisheddate":"2025-09-05","summary":"
Florida moves to scrap childhood vaccine mandates, risking lower coverage and disease outbreaks, echoing RFK Jr's anti-vax rhetoric and deepening US polarisation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"'What voice do we have?' First Nations people faced unique challenges during COVID","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/first-nations-covid-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/march/what-voice-do-we-have-first-naitons-people-faced-unique-challenges-during-covid","publisheddate":"2025-03-10","summary":"
Recent research shows the COVID pandemic hampered the ability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in WA to connect with their community and practise traditional culture.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/conversation-vaccine-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/march/nsw-may-end-its-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-health-workers-that-doesnt-mean-it-was-a-bad-idea-in-the-first-place","publisheddate":"2024-03-28","summary":"
As New South Wales considers removing its COVID vaccine mandate for health-care workers, it's important to explore how to do it in the right way.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Queensland ruling doesn't mean all COVID vaccine mandates were flawed. Here's why","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/qld-vaccine-mandate-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/february/queensland-ruling-doesnt-mean-all-covid-vaccine-mandates-were-flawed-heres-why","publisheddate":"2024-02-29","summary":"
This week, Queensland Supreme Court Justice Glenn Martin declared the state’s COVID vaccine mandate for police officers was unlawful.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Centre for Health Law and Policy"}]},{"title":"New book explores effects of US mandatory childhood vaccine policy","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2023/childhood-vaccines-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2023/august/new-book-explores-effects-of-us-mandatory-childhood-vaccine-policy","publisheddate":"2023-08-14","summary":"
A new book that examines the recent history, politics and ethics of childhood vaccine policy in the United States argues that clashes over vaccine policy pre-date Covid-19 and dramatically shaped what happened during the pandemic. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Study reveals University community supported vaccine mandates","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2022/uni-vaccine-mandates---card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2022/august/study-reveals-university-community-supported-vaccine-mandates","publisheddate":"2022-08-17","summary":"
A study by researchers at The University of Western Australia found the University’s staff and students strongly supported COVID-19 vaccination mandates.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Quick News"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Why you don't want to play COVID-19 factoid tennis","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2022/covid-argument-card---944x522-copy.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2022/march/why-you-dont-want-to-play-covid-19-factoid-tennis","publisheddate":"2022-03-15","summary":"
What should you do if unvaccinated people start quoting information about COVID-19 that you know has no scientific basis?","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Centre for Social Impact"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Media"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Quick News"}]},{"title":"Culturally diverse men's opinions on COVID-19 sought","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2021/covid-conversation-card/culturally-diverse-vaccine-card---944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/september/culturally-diverse-mens-opinions-on-covid19-sought","publisheddate":"2021-09-22","summary":"If you are male, 18 years or over and culturally or linguistically diverse (CALD), the Coronavax Project wants to hear from you.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Media"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Quick News"},{"title":"COVID-19-experts"}]},{"title":"Bosses should not demand that you be vaccinated","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2020/katie-atwell-card---944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/august/bosses-should-not-demand-that-you-be-vaccinated","publisheddate":"2021-08-02","summary":"Since banishing the coronavirus from workplaces will be a key to opening the economy, some companies are considering whether to require their workers to be vaccinated.","sxaTags":[{"title":"COVID-19-experts"},{"title":"VaxPol"}]},{"title":"Understanding COVID vaccine attitudes in regional WA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2021/covid-balls-card-image.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/june/understanding-covid-vaccine-attitudes-in-regional-wa","publisheddate":"2021-06-24","summary":"Researchers are seeking study participants, particularly in rural WA, to learn about community attitudes towards COVID vaccines.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Topic Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]}]}