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COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
MEDIA RELEASE October 11th, 2020
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ATT: Sally Jackson
Communications Lead, ABC NEWS
‘FIGHT COVID-19 – GET THE VACCINE’: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ROLLS OUT
FREE COVID-19 VACCINATION PLAN AND URGES OLDER AUSTRALIANS TO GET
VACCINATED
Working alongside Oxford University, Australia has become one of the first countries to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as part of their agreement with UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, the vaccine will be produced locally and free for all Australians.
The Government is aiming for a 95% vaccination rate, which accounts for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.
"We are talking about a pandemic that has destroyed the global economy and taken the lives of hundreds of thousands all around the world and over 430 Australians here." Prime Minister Scott Morrison said during a press conference in August 2020.
The vaccination plan will be rolled out in stages to cope with demand, and as older Australians sit in the 'at risk' category, they will be prioritised with early access to the free vaccine. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that those in older age groups are permitted as high or greater risk and should be prioritised.
"With that older population, they have different co-morbidities which put them at higher risk of developing a more severe COVID-19 infection," Linear associate medical director Dr Lara Hatchuel explains why older people (55 – 75 years of age) are at a greater risk than others in terms of the pandemic.
Along with the slogan "Fight COVID-19, Get the Vaccine" the department of health is pushing for all Australians aged 50 and over to utilise the priority stage of the roll-out plan to ensure theirs and others safety.
It is clear as well that this vaccine is the only answer to truly ending the restrictions the country has endured since March 2020, as well as ending the pandemic for good.
The priority stage of the vaccination roll-out plan begins for all Australians aged over 50 on June 1st, 2021.
Murdoch University Research Grant
MEDIA RELEASE April 6th, 2020
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ATT: Anthony De Ceglie
Editor
The West Australian
MURDOCH ACADEMIC RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH GRANT FROM TAIWAN
Murdoch academic, Dr Yingchi Chu, has received a prestigious research grant from the Chiang Ching-kuo foundation in Taiwan to conduct research for her upcoming book which explores the use of political cartoons in China.
Dr Chu is a media and film specialist, a senior lecturer in communications studies and a researcher at Murdoch’s Asia Research Centre. Her research covers screen and image studies, in particular, Chinese media. Her current focus is on her upcoming book titled Politics of Visual Discourse in Chinese Cartoons which looks at the way political cartooning functions as a means of communication in different Chinese societies. The research grant has allowed Dr Chu to conduct field research across China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan collecting political cartoons and interviewing cartoonists.
“I can't use words to describe the beauty of drawing lines and shapes, colour and lighting, and often a simple drawing, ink painting, or a photo bring me joy, pleasure. Films are more complicated. For me, they are the tools to make sense of life." Dr Chu says about her fascination with image and screen studies.
By extension, her focus on political cartoons can be attributed to a broader fascination with the emergence of critical discourse in China, in particular, the way that Chinese culture uses circumlocution and images to express ideas unwelcome by the authorities.
Dr Chu’s research into cartoons seeks to fill a substantial research gap as there does not yet exist extensive research on Chinese political cartoons as a form of visual discourse and political representation.
“Cartoons can be regarded as miniature critiques of political culture. They help us to understand, for instance, the differences in political culture and social attitudes in Chinese societies.” Dr Chu said of the importance of her research.
Dr Chu’s book is set to be finalised by the end of this year.
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